Which to use
“métrage” and “métrages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,115
- “métrage” frequency rank
- #13,843
- “métrages” frequency rank
- 19958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | métrage | métrages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de métrer ou résultat de cette action. | Pluriel de métrage. |
Same sound, different letters: métrage vs métrages
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. métrage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against métrages's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: métrage vs métrages
This is the hard kind. métrage and métrages are pronounced identically (\met.ʁaʒ\) 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) - “métrage” sits inside “métrages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
métrage is recorded at frequency rank #6,115, classified as anoun, pronounced \met.ʁaʒ\. métrages is at rank #13,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced \met.ʁaʒ\.
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 19958, this pair ranks #370,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of métrage vs métrages
Shared letters: aegmrté. Private to "métrage": -. Private to "métrages": s.
"métrage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "métrages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "métrage" and "métrages" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "métrage" vs "métrages" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"métrage" and "métrages" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "métrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "métrages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "métrage" and "métrages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "métrages vs mirages". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #370,667 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.