Which to use
“meu” is a verb and “meule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,580
- “meu” frequency rank
- #29,861
- “meule” frequency rank
- 74441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meu | meule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe movoir. | Roue en pierre, en bois, qui sert à broyer en tournant. |
Where the eye mixes meu and meule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. meu runs 3 letters (CVV) against meule's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between meu and meule
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meu is \məˈy\ while meule is \møl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “meu” sits inside “meule”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meu is recorded at frequency rank #44,580, classified as averb, pronounced \məˈy\. meule is at rank #29,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced \møl\.
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 74441, this pair ranks #37,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meu vs meule
Shared letters: emu. Private to "meu": -. Private to "meule": l.
"meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "meule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- meule ← emule · melue · meuel · meulle · mmeule · muele
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meu" and "meule" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meu" vs "meule" - 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 "meu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meu" and "meule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meu vs MWh". 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 #37,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.