Which to use
“mug” and “mûre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,613
- “mug” frequency rank
- #22,950
- “mûre” frequency rank
- 54563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mug | mûre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grande tasse dont la forme et la capacité rappellent une chope. | Fruit composé comestible des mûriers (Morus) de couleur d’abord blanchâtre, puis rouge et enfin noire à maturité. Il est composé de petites baies globuleuses formées par le périanthe devenu charnu et portant un petit akène qui est le vrai fruit, et accolées les unes aux autres en épi. |
Where the eye mixes mug and mûre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mug with mûre
A purely visual mix-up. mug (\mœɡ\) and mûre (\myʁ\) 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 54563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mug is recorded at frequency rank #31,613, classified as anoun, pronounced \mœɡ\. mûre is at rank #22,950, 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 54563, this pair ranks #133,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mug vs mûre
Shared letters: m. Private to "mug": gu. Private to "mûre": erû.
"mug" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mûre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mug" and "mûre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mug" or "mûre" show up more?
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 "mug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mûre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mug" and "mûre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mug vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #133,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.