Which to use
“mesures” and “meure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,066
- “mesures” frequency rank
- #22,941
- “meure” frequency rank
- 24007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesures | meure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mesure. | Graphie ancienne de mûre. |
Where the eye mixes mesures and meure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mesures runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against meure's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mesures with meure
A purely visual mix-up. mesures (\mə.zyʁ\) and meure (\mœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24007, 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\. meure is at rank #22,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ\.
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 24007, this pair ranks #349,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mesures vs meure
Shared letters: emru. Private to "mesures": s. Private to "meure": -.
"mesures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "meure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mesures" for "meure" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mesures" or "meure"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mesures" and "meure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesures" and "meure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Méry vs meure". 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 #349,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.