Which to use
“mètres” is a noun and “mettrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,068
- “mètres” frequency rank
- #41,895
- “mettrez” frequency rank
- 42963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mètres | mettrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mètre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mètres and mettrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mètres runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mettrez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mètres vs mettrez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mètres is \mɛtʁ\ while mettrez is \mɛ.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mètres is recorded at frequency rank #1,068, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛtʁ\. mettrez is at rank #41,895, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tʁe\.
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 42963, this pair ranks #221,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mètres vs mettrez
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "mètres": sè. Private to "mettrez": z.
"mètres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mettrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mettrez ← emttrez · metrez · metrtez · metterz · mettrezz · mettrrez · mettrze · mmettrez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mètres" and "mettrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mètres" vs "mettrez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mètres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mètres" and "mettrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettrez vs meutre". 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 #221,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.