Which to use
“mesures” and “morsures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,066
- “mesures” frequency rank
- #30,708
- “morsures” frequency rank
- 31774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesures | morsures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mesure. | Pluriel de morsure. |
Where the eye mixes mesures and morsures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mesures runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against morsures's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mesures with morsures
A purely visual mix-up. mesures (\mə.zyʁ\) and morsures (\mɔʁ.syʁ\) 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 31774, 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\. morsures is at rank #30,708, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ.syʁ\.
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 31774, this pair ranks #301,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesures vs morsures
Shared letters: emrsu. Private to "mesures": -. Private to "morsures": o.
"mesures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "morsures" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mesures" for "morsures" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mesures" or "morsures"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mesures" and "morsures" 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 "morsures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesures" and "morsures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morsures vs moulures". 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 #301,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.