Which to use
“munis” and “mûres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,198
- “munis” frequency rank
- #25,411
- “mûres” frequency rank
- 42609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | munis | mûres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de muni. | Féminin pluriel de mûr. |
Where the eye mixes munis and mûres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses munis with mûres
A purely visual mix-up. munis (\my.ni\) and mûres (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
munis is recorded at frequency rank #17,198, classified as anadj, pronounced \my.ni\. mûres is at rank #25,411, tagged as anadj, 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 42609, this pair ranks #224,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of munis vs mûres
Shared letters: ms. Private to "munis": inu. Private to "mûres": erû.
"munis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mûres" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- munis ← mmunis · mnuis · muins · muniss · munnis · munsi · umnis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "munis" for "mûres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "munis" vs "mûres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "munis" and "mûres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "munis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mûres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "munis" and "mûres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muer vs mûres". 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 #224,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.