Which to use
“mirages” and “murales” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,014
- “mirages” frequency rank
- #23,618
- “murales” frequency rank
- 66632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirages | murales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mirage. | Pluriel de murale. |
Where the eye mixes mirages and murales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mirages and murales
A purely visual mix-up. mirages (\mi.ʁaʒ\) and murales (\my.ʁal\) 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 66632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirages is recorded at frequency rank #43,014, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.ʁaʒ\. murales is at rank #23,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced \my.ʁal\.
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 66632, this pair ranks #66,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mirages vs murales
Shared letters: aemrs. Private to "mirages": gi. Private to "murales": lu.
"mirages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "murales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mirages" and "murales" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mirages" or "murales"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirages" and "murales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirages vs mitigés". 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 #66,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.