mettrasvsmettreWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mettras and mettre apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
mettras
6 ch
mettre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • mettrasemttras · metras · metrtas · mettars · mettrass · mettrras · mettrsa · mmettras
  • mettreemttre · metre · metrte · metter · mettrre · mmettre · mtetre

Frequency comparison

mettras#41,894
mettre#227

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mettras" and "mettre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\mɛ.tʁa\ versus \mɛtʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mettras" or "mettre"?
"mettre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #227 in our French list, against #41,894 for "mettras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering mettras vs mettre

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mettras” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list