Which to use
“météore” and “météores” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,914
- “météore” frequency rank
- #37,941
- “météores” frequency rank
- 79855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | météore | météores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Phénomène atmosphérique. | Pluriel de météore. |
Same sound, different letters: météore vs météores
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. météore runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against météores's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - météore / météores
This is the hard kind. météore and météores are pronounced identically (\me.te.ɔʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “météore” sits inside “météores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
météore is recorded at frequency rank #41,914, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.te.ɔʁ\. météores is at rank #37,941, 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 79855, this pair ranks #22,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of météore vs météores
Shared letters: emorté. Private to "météore": -. Private to "météores": s.
"météore" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "météores" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "météore" for "météores" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "météore" or "météores" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "météore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "météores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "météore" and "météores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "météore vs Methode". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.