modelvsmovedWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: model is a noun, moved is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“model” is a noun and “moved” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#775
“model” frequency rank
#1,053
“moved” frequency rank
1828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature model moved
Definition A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion. Emotionally affected; touched.

Where the eye mixes model and moved

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
model
5 ch
moved

Look-alike desk: model vs moved

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: model is /ˈmɒd.l̩/ while moved is /muːvd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

model is recorded at frequency rank #775, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɒd.l̩/. moved is at rank #1,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced /muːvd/.

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 1828, this pair ranks #526,548 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of model vs moved

Shared letters: demo. Private to "model": l. Private to "moved": v.

"model" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "moved" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelmdoel · mmodel · moddel · modell · modle · moedl · omdel
  • movedmmoved · moevd · movde · movedd · movved · mvoed · omved

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "model" for "moved" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "model" is a noun and "moved" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "model" or "moved"?
"model" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #775 in our English list, against #1,053 for "moved". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "model" and "moved" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "model" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moved" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #526,548 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "model" and "moved" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "model vs Modena". 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 #526,548 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list