Which to use
“mue” and “mug” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,916
- “mue” frequency rank
- #31,613
- “mug” frequency rank
- 51529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mue | mug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Changement de poil, de plumes, de peau, de cornes, etc., qui arrive aux animaux, ou tous les ans, ou à certaines époques de leur vie. | Grande tasse dont la forme et la capacité rappellent une chope. |
Where the eye mixes mue and mug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mue with mug
A purely visual mix-up. mue (\my\) and mug (\mœɡ\) 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 a single letter - e in “mue” becomes g in “mug”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mue is recorded at frequency rank #19,916, classified as anoun, pronounced \my\. mug is at rank #31,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœɡ\.
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 51529, this pair ranks #154,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mue vs mug
Shared letters: mu. Private to "mue": e. Private to "mug": g.
"mue" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mug" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mue" and "mug" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mue" vs "mug" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mue" and "mug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mug vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.