Which to use
“monstre” and “morsure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,877
- “monstre” frequency rank
- #21,089
- “morsure” frequency rank
- 25966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monstre | morsure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Créature fabuleuse et terrifiante généralement combattue par un héros ou une héroïne. | Action de mordre. |
Where the eye mixes monstre and morsure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. monstre (CVCCCCV) and morsure (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses monstre with morsure
A purely visual mix-up. monstre (\mɔ̃stʁ\) and morsure (\mɔʁ.syʁ\) 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 25966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monstre is recorded at frequency rank #4,877, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃stʁ\. morsure is at rank #21,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ.syʁ\.
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 25966, this pair ranks #337,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of monstre vs morsure
Shared letters: emors. Private to "monstre": nt. Private to "morsure": u.
"monstre" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV · "morsure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "monstre" for "morsure" ever safe?
Which is more common, "monstre" or "morsure"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "monstre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morsure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monstre" and "morsure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs morsure". 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 #337,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.