moves
\muːvz\
The verdict
“moves” is uncommon French (frequency #53,503 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,503
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de move.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moves |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \muːvz\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,503 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moves” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
moves is uncommon French at frequency #53,503 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \muːvz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de move.".
No misspelling variants are generated for moves in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is moves, spelled M-O-V-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de move.
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.
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Using “moves”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-V-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.