Which to use
“mettez” and “mettrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,779
- “mettez” frequency rank
- #41,895
- “mettrez” frequency rank
- 45674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettez | mettrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de mettre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mettez and mettrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mettez and mettrez
A purely visual mix-up. mettez (\mɛ.te\) and mettrez (\mɛ.tʁe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45674, 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\. mettrez is at rank #41,895, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tʁe\.
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 45674, this pair ranks #200,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mettez vs mettrez
Shared letters: emtz. Private to "mettez": -. Private to "mettrez": r.
"mettez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mettrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mettez" and "mettrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mettez" or "mettrez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mettez" and "mettrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mettez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mettez" and "mettrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettrez 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 #200,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.