Which to use
“mettez” and “mettra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,779
- “mettez” frequency rank
- #6,414
- “mettra” frequency rank
- 10193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettez | mettra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de mettre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mettez and mettra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mettez and mettra
A purely visual mix-up. mettez (\mɛ.te\) and mettra (\mɛ.tʁa\) 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 10193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mettez is recorded at frequency rank #3,779, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛ.te\. mettra is at rank #6,414, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tʁa\.
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 10193, this pair ranks #413,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mettez vs mettra
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mettez": z. Private to "mettra": ar.
"mettez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mettra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mettez" and "mettra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mettez" or "mettra" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mettez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mettez" and "mettra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettra 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 #413,883 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.