Which to use
“mesurent” is a verb and “mesures” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,080
- “mesurent” frequency rank
- #1,066
- “mesures” frequency rank
- 22146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesurent | mesures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mesurer. | Pluriel de mesure. |
Same sound, different letters: mesurent vs mesures
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - mesurent and mesures
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mesurent and mesures carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mə.zyʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesurent is recorded at frequency rank #21,080, classified as averb, pronounced \mə.zyʁ\. mesures is at rank #1,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mə.zyʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22146, this pair ranks #359,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mesurent vs mesures
Shared letters: emrsu. Private to "mesurent": nt. Private to "mesures": -.
"mesurent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "mesures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "mesurent" vs "mesures" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "mesurent" / "mesures". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesurent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mesures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesurent" and "mesures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mesurées vs mesurent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #359,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.