Which to use
“meurtrier” is a noun and “meurtrières” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,043
- “meurtrier” frequency rank
- #22,942
- “meurtrières” frequency rank
- 31985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meurtrier | meurtrières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui a commis un meurtre. | Féminin pluriel de meurtrier. |
Where the eye mixes meurtrier and meurtrières
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. meurtrier runs 9 letters (CVVCCCVVC) against meurtrières's 11 (CVVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: meurtrier vs meurtrières
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meurtrier is \mœʁ.tʁi.je\ while meurtrières is \mœʁ.tʁi.jɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meurtrier is recorded at frequency rank #9,043, classified as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ.tʁi.je\. meurtrières is at rank #22,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mœʁ.tʁi.jɛʁ\.
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 31985, this pair ranks #300,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meurtrier vs meurtrières
Shared letters: eimrtu. Private to "meurtrier": -. Private to "meurtrières": sè.
"meurtrier" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVVC · "meurtrières" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meurtrier ← emurtrier · merutrier · meurrtier · meurrtrier · meurtirer · meurtreir · meurtrierr · meurtrire
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meurtrier" and "meurtrières" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "meurtrier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meurtrières" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meurtrier" and "meurtrières" 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 #300,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.