Which to use
“meules” and “milles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,908
- “meules” frequency rank
- #8,888
- “milles” frequency rank
- 41796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meules | milles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de meule. | Pluriel du mille. |
Where the eye mixes meules and milles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses meules with milles
A purely visual mix-up. meules (\møl\) and milles (\mil\) 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 41796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meules is recorded at frequency rank #32,908, classified as anoun, pronounced \møl\. milles is at rank #8,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mil\.
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 41796, this pair ranks #230,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meules vs milles
Shared letters: elms. Private to "meules": u. Private to "milles": i.
"meules" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "milles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meules" and "milles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meules" vs "milles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meules" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "milles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meules" and "milles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meublés vs meules". 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 #230,431 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.