Which to use
“mineure” and “monture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,196
- “mineure” frequency rank
- #17,195
- “monture” frequency rank
- 27391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mineure | monture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui n’a pas atteint l’âge légal de la majorité dans son pays. | Animal (cheval, âne, mulet, etc.) que l’on monte. |
Where the eye mixes mineure and monture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mineure with monture
A purely visual mix-up. mineure (\mi.nœʁ\) and monture (\mɔ̃.tyʁ\) 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 27391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mineure is recorded at frequency rank #10,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.nœʁ\. monture is at rank #17,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃.tyʁ\.
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 27391, this pair ranks #329,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mineure vs monture
Shared letters: emnru. Private to "mineure": i. Private to "monture": ot.
"mineure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "monture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mineure" for "monture" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mineure" or "monture"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mineure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mineure" and "monture" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mixture vs monture". 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 #329,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.