Which to use
“métros” and “micros” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,261
- “métros” frequency rank
- #17,766
- “micros” frequency rank
- 46027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | métros | micros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de métro. | Pluriel de micro. |
Where the eye mixes métros and micros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. métros and micros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: métros vs micros
A purely visual mix-up. métros (\me.tʁo\) and micros (\mi.kʁo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
métros is recorded at frequency rank #28,261, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.tʁo\. micros is at rank #17,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.kʁo\.
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 46027, this pair ranks #198,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of métros vs micros
Shared letters: mors. Private to "métros": té. Private to "micros": ci.
"métros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "micros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- micros ← imcros · mciros · miccros · micors · micross · micrros · micrso · mircos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "métros" for "micros" ever safe?
Frequency check: "métros" vs "micros" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "métros" and "micros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "métros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "micros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "métros" and "micros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs métros". 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 #198,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.