Which to use
“météo” and “météore” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,550
- “météo” frequency rank
- #41,914
- “météore” frequency rank
- 45464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | météo | météore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Temps (conditions météorologiques). | Phénomène atmosphérique. |
Where the eye mixes météo and météore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. météo runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against météore's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: météo vs météore
A purely visual mix-up. météo (\me.te.o\) and météore (\me.te.ɔʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “météo” sits inside “météore”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
météo is recorded at frequency rank #3,550, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.te.o\. météore is at rank #41,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.te.ɔʁ\.
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 45464, this pair ranks #202,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of météo vs météore
Shared letters: moté. Private to "météo": -. Private to "météore": er.
"météo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "météore" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "météo" for "météore" ever safe?
Which is more common, "météo" or "météore"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "météo" and "météore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "météo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "météore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "météo" and "météore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "météore vs météores". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #202,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.