Which to use
“mesures” and “meules” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,066
- “mesures” frequency rank
- #32,908
- “meules” frequency rank
- 33974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesures | meules |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mesure. | Pluriel de meule. |
Where the eye mixes mesures and meules
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mesures runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against meules's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mesures vs meules
A purely visual mix-up. mesures (\mə.zyʁ\) and meules (\møl\) 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 33974, 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\. meules is at rank #32,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced \møl\.
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 33974, this pair ranks #286,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesures vs meules
Shared letters: emsu. Private to "mesures": r. Private to "meules": l.
"mesures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "meules" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mesures" and "meules" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mesures" vs "meules" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meules" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesures" and "meules" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meublés vs meules". 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 #286,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.