Which to use
“mane” and “mole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,441
- “mane” frequency rank
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- 86364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mane | mole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crinière. | Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³. |
Where the eye mixes mane and mole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mane and mole follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mane with mole
A purely visual mix-up. mane (\meɪn\) and mole (\mɔl\) 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 86364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mane is recorded at frequency rank #47,441, classified as anoun, pronounced \meɪn\. mole is at rank #38,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\.
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 86364, this pair ranks #9,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mane vs mole
Shared letters: em. Private to "mane": an. Private to "mole": lo.
"mane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mane" and "mole" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mane" vs "mole" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mane" and "mole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs mane". 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 #9,810 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.