Which to use
“meure” is a noun and “meurent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,941
- “meure” frequency rank
- #6,978
- “meurent” frequency rank
- 29919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meure | meurent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Graphie ancienne de mûre. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de mourir. |
Same sound, different letters: meure vs meurent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. meure runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against meurent's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - meure / meurent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: meure and meurent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “meure” sits inside “meurent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meure is recorded at frequency rank #22,941, classified as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ\. meurent is at rank #6,978, tagged as averb, pronounced \mœʁ\.
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 29919, this pair ranks #313,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meure vs meurent
Shared letters: emru. Private to "meure": -. Private to "meurent": nt.
"meure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "meurent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meure" and "meurent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meure" vs "meurent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "meure" / "meurent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "meure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meurent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meure" and "meurent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Méry vs meure". 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 #313,667 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.