Which to use
“mettes” is a noun and “mettre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,626
- “mettes” frequency rank
- #227
- “mettre” frequency rank
- 34853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettes | mettre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mette. | Placer une personne, ou un animal, ou une chose dans un lieu déterminé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mettes and mettre apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mettes is \mɛt\ while mettre is \mɛtʁ\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mettes is recorded at frequency rank #34,626, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛt\. mettre is at rank #227, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛtʁ\.
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 34853, this pair ranks #280,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mettes vs mettre
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mettes": s. Private to "mettre": r.
"mettes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mettre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mettes" and "mettre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mettes" or "mettre"?
Remembering mettes vs mettre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mettes”; for a verb, it's “mettre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mettes” entry
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