Which to use
“murs” and “muse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,288
- “murs” frequency rank
- #14,095
- “muse” frequency rank
- 16383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | murs | muse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mur. | Génie artistique, inspiration. |
Where the eye mixes murs and muse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses murs with muse
A purely visual mix-up. murs (\myʁ\) and muse (\myz\) 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 16383, 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\. muse is at rank #14,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced \myz\.
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 16383, this pair ranks #388,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of murs vs muse
Shared letters: msu. Private to "murs": r. Private to "muse": e.
"murs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "muse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "murs" for "muse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "murs" or "muse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "murs" and "muse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "murs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "murs" and "muse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs muse". 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 #388,080 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.