Which to use
“misent” is a verb and “mises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,911
- “misent” frequency rank
- #2,485
- “mises” frequency rank
- 35396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | misent | mises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de miser. | Féminin pluriel de mise. |
Same sound, different letters: misent vs mises
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - misent and mises
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: misent and mises carry the same recorded pronunciation, \miz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
misent is recorded at frequency rank #32,911, classified as averb, pronounced \miz\. mises is at rank #2,485, tagged as anadj, pronounced \miz\.
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 35396, this pair ranks #277,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of misent vs mises
Shared letters: eims. Private to "misent": nt. Private to "mises": -.
"misent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "mises" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "misent" and "mises" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "misent" or "mises"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "misent" / "mises". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "misent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "misent" and "mises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "misent vs mist". 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 #277,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.