Which to use
“maillons” and “moellons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,037
- “maillons” frequency rank
- #48,050
- “moellons” frequency rank
- 92087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maillons | moellons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de maillon. | Pluriel de moellon. |
Where the eye mixes maillons and moellons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maillons and moellons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maillons vs moellons
A purely visual mix-up. maillons (\mɑ.jɔ̃\) and moellons (\mwa.lɔ̃\) 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 92087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maillons is recorded at frequency rank #44,037, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ.jɔ̃\. moellons is at rank #48,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwa.lɔ̃\.
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 92087, this pair ranks #3,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maillons vs moellons
Shared letters: lmnos. Private to "maillons": ai. Private to "moellons": e.
"maillons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "moellons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maillons" and "moellons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maillons" or "moellons"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maillons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moellons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maillons" and "moellons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maillons vs mamelons". 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 #3,284 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.