Which to use
“mourir” and “mourra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,486
- “mourir” frequency rank
- #19,605
- “mourra” frequency rank
- 21091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mourir | mourra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cesser de vivre ; devenir mort. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de mourir. |
Where the eye mixes mourir and mourra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mourir (CVVCVC) and mourra (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses mourir with mourra
A purely visual mix-up. mourir (\mu.ʁiʁ\) and mourra (\muʁ.ʁa\) 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 21091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mourir is recorded at frequency rank #1,486, classified as averb, pronounced \mu.ʁiʁ\. mourra is at rank #19,605, tagged as averb, pronounced \muʁ.ʁa\.
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 21091, this pair ranks #364,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mourir vs mourra
Shared letters: moru. Private to "mourir": i. Private to "mourra": a.
"mourir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mourra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mourir" and "mourra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mourir" vs "mourra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mourir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mourra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mourir" and "mourra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moura vs mourra". 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 #364,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.