Which to use
“mystère” and “mystères” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,475
- “mystère” frequency rank
- #9,517
- “mystères” frequency rank
- 12992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mystère | mystères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qu’une religion a de plus caché, ce qui n’est connu que des initiés. | Pluriel de mystère. |
Same sound, different letters: mystère vs mystères
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. mystère runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mystères's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: mystère vs mystères
This is the hard kind. mystère and mystères are pronounced identically (\mi.stɛʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mystère” sits inside “mystères”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mystère is recorded at frequency rank #3,475, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.stɛʁ\. mystères is at rank #9,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mis.tɛʁ\.
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 12992, this pair ranks #402,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mystère vs mystères
Shared letters: emrstyè. Private to "mystère": -. Private to "mystères": -.
"mystère" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mystères" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mystère" and "mystères" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mystère" vs "mystères" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "mystère" / "mystères". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "mystère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mystères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mystère" and "mystères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mystères vs mystery". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #402,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.