Which to use
“mesures” and “mètres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,066
- “mesures” frequency rank
- #1,068
- “mètres” frequency rank
- 2134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesures | mètres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mesure. | Pluriel de mètre. |
Where the eye mixes mesures and mètres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mesures vs mètres
A purely visual mix-up. mesures (\mə.zyʁ\) and mètres (\mɛtʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesures is recorded at frequency rank #1,066, classified as anoun, pronounced \mə.zyʁ\. mètres is at rank #1,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɛtʁ\.
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 2134, this pair ranks #436,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mesures vs mètres
Shared letters: emrs. Private to "mesures": u. Private to "mètres": tè.
"mesures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mètres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mesures ← emsures · mesrues · messures · mesuers · mesuress · mesurres · mesurse · meusres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mesures" and "mètres" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mesures" or "mètres" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mètres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesures" and "mètres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mètres vs muettes". 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 #436,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.