Which to use
“mette” is a verb and “morte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,111
- “mette” frequency rank
- #1,877
- “morte” frequency rank
- 7988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mette | morte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de mettre. | Femme décédée ; défunte. |
Where the eye mixes mette and morte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mette vs morte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mette is \mɛt\ while morte is \mɔʁt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mette is recorded at frequency rank #6,111, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛt\. morte is at rank #1,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁt\.
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 7988, this pair ranks #421,491 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mette vs morte
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mette": -. Private to "morte": or.
"mette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "morte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mette" for "morte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mette" or "morte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,491 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mette" and "morte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mette vs muettes". 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 #421,491 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.