Which to use
“murs” and “musc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,288
- “murs” frequency rank
- #40,382
- “musc” frequency rank
- 42670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | murs | musc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mur. | Matière brune odorante que contient une poche située dans le ventre de certains cervidés d’Asie centrale. |
Where the eye mixes murs and musc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: murs vs musc
A purely visual mix-up. murs (\myʁ\) and musc (\mysk\) 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 42670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
murs is recorded at frequency rank #2,288, classified as anoun, pronounced \myʁ\. musc is at rank #40,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mysk\.
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 42670, this pair ranks #223,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of murs vs musc
Shared letters: msu. Private to "murs": r. Private to "musc": c.
"murs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "musc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "murs" and "musc" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "murs" vs "musc" - 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 "murs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "musc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "murs" and "musc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs musc". 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 #223,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.