Which to use
“mettras” and “mettre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,894
- “mettras” frequency rank
- #227
- “mettre” frequency rank
- 42121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettras | mettre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de mettre. | Placer une personne, ou un animal, ou une chose dans un lieu déterminé. |
Where the eye mixes mettras and mettre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mettras runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against mettre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mettras and mettre
A purely visual mix-up. mettras (\mɛ.tʁa\) and mettre (\mɛtʁ\) 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 42121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mettras is recorded at frequency rank #41,894, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tʁa\. 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 42121, this pair ranks #228,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mettras vs mettre
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "mettras": as. Private to "mettre": -.
"mettras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "mettre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mettras" and "mettre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mettras" vs "mettre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mettras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mettras" and "mettre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettras vs mettrez". 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 #228,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.