Which to use
“mystères” and “mystery” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,517
- “mystères” frequency rank
- #40,386
- “mystery” frequency rank
- 49903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mystères | mystery |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mystère. | Mystère. |
Where the eye mixes mystères and mystery
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mystères runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against mystery's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mystères and mystery
A purely visual mix-up. mystères (\mis.tɛʁ\) and mystery (\ˈmɪs.tə.ri\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mystères is recorded at frequency rank #9,517, classified as anoun, pronounced \mis.tɛʁ\. mystery is at rank #40,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɪs.tə.ri\.
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 49903, this pair ranks #166,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mystères vs mystery
Shared letters: emrsty. Private to "mystères": è. Private to "mystery": -.
"mystères" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mystery" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mystery ← mmystery · msytery · mysetry · mysstery · mysterry · mysteryy · mysteyr · mystrey
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mystères" and "mystery" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mystères" or "mystery" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mystères" and "mystery" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mystères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mystery" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mystères" and "mystery" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mister vs mystery". 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 #166,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.