Which to use
“move” is a verb and “movie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #447
- “move” frequency rank
- #715
- “movie” frequency rank
- 1162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | move | movie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. | A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film. |
Where the eye mixes move and movie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: move is /muːv/ while movie is /ˈmuːvi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
move is recorded at frequency rank #447, classified as averb, pronounced /muːv/. movie is at rank #715, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmuːvi/.
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 1162, this pair ranks #527,970 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of move vs movie
Shared letters: emov. Private to "move": -. Private to "movie": i.
"move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "movie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV