Which to use
“more” is a noun and “mûres” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,852
- “more” frequency rank
- #25,411
- “mûres” frequency rank
- 32263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | more | mûres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité phonologique de durée ou de poids d’une syllabe dans certaines langues, typiquement une voyelle courte ayant une more et une voyelle longue deux mores. | Féminin pluriel de mûr. |
Where the eye mixes more and mûres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses more with mûres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: more is \mɔʁ\ while mûres is \myʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
more is recorded at frequency rank #6,852, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\. mûres is at rank #25,411, tagged as anadj, 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 32263, this pair ranks #298,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of more vs mûres
Shared letters: emr. Private to "more": o. Private to "mûres": sû.
"more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mûres" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- more ← mmore · moer · morre · mroe · omre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "more" for "mûres" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "more" or "mûres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "more" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mûres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "more" and "mûres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muer vs mûres". 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 #298,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.