Which to use
“moudre” and “mourrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,919
- “moudre” frequency rank
- #34,631
- “mourrez” frequency rank
- 67550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moudre | mourrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en poudre au moyen d’un moulin. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de mourir. |
Where the eye mixes moudre and mourrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. moudre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against mourrez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: moudre vs mourrez
A purely visual mix-up. moudre (\mudʁ\) and mourrez (\muʁ.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moudre is recorded at frequency rank #32,919, classified as averb, pronounced \mudʁ\. mourrez is at rank #34,631, tagged as averb, pronounced \muʁ.ʁe\.
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 67550, this pair ranks #62,930 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moudre vs mourrez
Shared letters: emoru. Private to "moudre": d. Private to "mourrez": z.
"moudre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "mourrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moudre" for "mourrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moudre" vs "mourrez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moudre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mourrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,930 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moudre" and "mourrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs moudre". 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 #62,930 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.