Which to use
“mort” and “murs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #187
- “mort” frequency rank
- #2,288
- “murs” frequency rank
- 2475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mort | murs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arrêt définitif des fonctions vitales (assimilation de nutriments, respiration, fonctionnement du système nerveux central). | Pluriel de mur. |
Where the eye mixes mort and murs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mort vs murs
A purely visual mix-up. mort (\mɔʁ\) and murs (\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 2475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mort is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\. murs is at rank #2,288, 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 2475, this pair ranks #436,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mort vs murs
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mort": ot. Private to "murs": su.
"mort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "murs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mort" and "murs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mort" vs "murs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mort" and "murs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mort" and "murs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs murs". 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 #436,072 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.