Which to use
“meurtre” and “meurtrier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,484
- “meurtre” frequency rank
- #9,043
- “meurtrier” frequency rank
- 11527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meurtre | meurtrier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homicide volontaire. | Celui qui a commis un meurtre. |
Where the eye mixes meurtre and meurtrier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. meurtre runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against meurtrier's 9 (CVVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses meurtre with meurtrier
A purely visual mix-up. meurtre (\mœʁtʁ\) and meurtrier (\mœʁ.tʁi.je\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meurtre is recorded at frequency rank #2,484, classified as anoun, pronounced \mœʁtʁ\. meurtrier is at rank #9,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ.tʁi.je\.
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 11527, this pair ranks #408,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meurtre vs meurtrier
Shared letters: emrtu. Private to "meurtre": -. Private to "meurtrier": i.
"meurtre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "meurtrier" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meurtre" and "meurtrier" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meurtre" vs "meurtrier" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meurtre" and "meurtrier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meurtre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meurtrier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meurtre" and "meurtrier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meurtrie vs meurtrier". 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 #408,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.