Which to use
“MMS” and “mur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,927
- “MMS” frequency rank
- #1,531
- “mur” frequency rank
- 39458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | MMS | mur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Message multimédia (texte, images, sons, vidéos…) qu’on peut envoyer de téléphone mobile à téléphone mobile. | Édification généralement verticale élevée en divers matériaux, pour enclore un espace, séparer des pièces, ou soutenir quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes MMS and mur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: MMS vs mur
A purely visual mix-up. MMS (\ɛm.ɛm.ɛs\) and mur (\myʁ\) 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 39458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
MMS is recorded at frequency rank #37,927, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛm.ɛm.ɛs\. mur is at rank #1,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced \myʁ\.
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 39458, this pair ranks #247,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of MMS vs mur
Shared letters: m. Private to "MMS": s. Private to "mur": ru.
"MMS" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "MMS" for "mur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "MMS" vs "mur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "MMS" and "mur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "MMS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "MMS" and "mur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "MMS vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.