Which to use
“mettras” and “mettrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,894
- “mettras” frequency rank
- #41,895
- “mettrez” frequency rank
- 83789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettras | mettrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de mettre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mettras and mettrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mettras and mettrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mettras and mettrez
A purely visual mix-up. mettras (\mɛ.tʁa\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83789, 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\. 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 83789, this pair ranks #14,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mettras vs mettrez
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "mettras": as. Private to "mettrez": z.
"mettras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "mettrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mettras" and "mettrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mettras" or "mettrez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mettras" 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 #14,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mettras" 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 #14,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.