Which to use
“mètre” is a noun and “migré” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,113
- “mètre” frequency rank
- #37,924
- “migré” frequency rank
- 44037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mètre | migré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de longueur du Système international, dont le symbole est m. Le mètre est défini de manière universelle depuis 1983 par la longueur du trajet parcouru par la lumière dans le vide en 1/299 792 458 de seconde. | Participe passé masculin singulier de migrer. |
Where the eye mixes mètre and migré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mètre and migré follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mètre with migré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mètre is \mɛtʁ\ while migré is \mi.ɡʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mètre is recorded at frequency rank #6,113, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛtʁ\. migré is at rank #37,924, tagged as averb, pronounced \mi.ɡʁe\.
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 44037, this pair ranks #213,512 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mètre vs migré
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mètre": etè. Private to "migré": gié.
"mètre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "migré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mètre" and "migré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mètre" or "migré"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mètre" and "migré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mètre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "migré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,512 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mètre" and "migré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs migré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #213,512 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.