Which to use
“major” and “mojo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,340
- “major” frequency rank
- #39,899
- “mojo” frequency rank
- 43239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | major | mojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grade le plus élevé des sous-officiers, situé entre son supérieur hiérarchique, l’aspirant, et son subordonné, l’adjudant-chef (armée de terre, armée de l’air, gendarmerie nationale) ou le maître principal (Marine nationale). Le code OTAN : OR-9. | Propension à réussir dans ses entreprises ; charisme. |
Where the eye mixes major and mojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: major vs mojo
A purely visual mix-up. major (\ma.ʒɔʁ\) and mojo (\mod.ʒo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
major is recorded at frequency rank #3,340, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʒɔʁ\. mojo is at rank #39,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mod.ʒo\.
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 43239, this pair ranks #219,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of major vs mojo
Shared letters: jmo. Private to "major": ar. Private to "mojo": -.
"major" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "major" for "mojo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "major" or "mojo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "major" and "mojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "major" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "major" and "mojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mito vs mojo". 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 #219,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.