Which to use
“mettiez” and “mettrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,292
- “mettiez” frequency rank
- #41,895
- “mettrez” frequency rank
- 88187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettiez | mettrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de mettre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mettiez and mettrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mettiez (CVCCVVC) and mettrez (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses mettiez with mettrez
A purely visual mix-up. mettiez (\mɛ.tje\) 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 a single letter - i in “mettiez” becomes r in “mettrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mettiez is recorded at frequency rank #46,292, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tje\. 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 88187, this pair ranks #7,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mettiez vs mettrez
Shared letters: emtz. Private to "mettiez": i. Private to "mettrez": r.
"mettiez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "mettrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mettiez" and "mettrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mettiez" vs "mettrez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mettiez" 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 #7,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mettiez" 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 #7,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.