Which to use
“mur” is a noun and “muté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,531
- “mur” frequency rank
- #24,292
- “muté” frequency rank
- 25823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mur | muté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Édification généralement verticale élevée en divers matériaux, pour enclore un espace, séparer des pièces, ou soutenir quelque chose. | Se dit d’un vin dont la fermentation a été stoppée par l’ajout d’alcool ou d'acide sulfureux lui permettant ainsi de garder des sucres résiduels. |
Where the eye mixes mur and muté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mur and muté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mur is \myʁ\ while muté is \my.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mur is recorded at frequency rank #1,531, classified as anoun, pronounced \myʁ\. muté is at rank #24,292, tagged as anadj, pronounced \my.te\.
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 25823, this pair ranks #338,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mur vs muté
Shared letters: mu. Private to "mur": r. Private to "muté": té.
"mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "muté" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mur" and "muté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mur" vs "muté" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mur" and "muté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs muté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #338,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.