Which to use
“mètres” and “meurtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,068
- “mètres” frequency rank
- #7,085
- “meurtres” frequency rank
- 8153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mètres | meurtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mètre. | Pluriel de meurtre. |
Where the eye mixes mètres and meurtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mètres runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against meurtres's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mètres and meurtres
A purely visual mix-up. mètres (\mɛtʁ\) and meurtres (\mœʁtʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8153, 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\. meurtres is at rank #7,085, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœʁtʁ\.
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 8153, this pair ranks #420,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mètres vs meurtres
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "mètres": è. Private to "meurtres": u.
"mètres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "meurtres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meurtres ← emurtres · merutres · meurrtes · meurrtres · meurters · meurtress · meurtrres · meurtrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mètres" and "meurtres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mètres" or "meurtres"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mètres" and "meurtres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mètres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meurtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mètres" and "meurtres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meurtres 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 #420,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.