mods

\mɔds\

/\mɔds\/ noun

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The verdict

“mods” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,350
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de mod.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mods · mods · French

mods · rank #33,350 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,350
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitraillette

Nearest frequency peer: mitraillette (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mods »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mods » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mods vs ms
50% similar
mods vs mon
50% similar
mods vs moi
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mods
PropertyValue
Headwordmods
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔds\
Letters4
Frequency rank#33,350
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mods »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).modsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mitraillette » (#33,349), « mollo » (#33,351), « missive » (#33,348). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mods » est au #33,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around mods (IPA \mɔds\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,350 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de mod.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for mods, with forms such as "mdos", "mmods", and "modds". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ms", "mon", "moi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mods, spelled M-O-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mod.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mods appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fort de ce succès, Valve déclinera son jeu sous forme de suites et mods.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdos
  • mmods
  • modds
  • modss
  • mosd
  • omds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mods - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mdos2mmods1modds1modss1mosd2omds2
Edit distance from "mods"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mods"?
"mods" is spelled M-O-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔds\.
What does "mods" mean?
As a noun, "mods" means: Pluriel de mod.
What words are commonly confused with "mods"?
"mods" is commonly confused with "ms", "mon", "moi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mods"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mods" is \mɔds\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mods" come from?
"mods" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mods", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leah#33,329Perm#33,397gill#33,275Riom#33,440

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Paola6 variantsPolly6 variantsradié6 variantsfraisse6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list