Which to use
“mages” and “moves” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,499
- “mages” frequency rank
- #2,546
- “moves” frequency rank
- 48045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mages | moves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mage | plural of move |
Where the eye mixes mages and moves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mages and moves follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mages vs moves
A purely visual mix-up. mages (/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/) and moves (/muːvz/) 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 48045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mages is recorded at frequency rank #45,499, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/. moves is at rank #2,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced /muːvz/.
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 48045, this pair ranks #196,835 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mages vs moves
Shared letters: ems. Private to "mages": ag. Private to "moves": ov.
"mages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mages" for "moves" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mages" or "moves"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mages" and "moves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,835 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mages" and "moves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mages vs MGS". 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 #196,835 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.