Which to use
“maoïste” and “moisie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,161
- “maoïste” frequency rank
- #49,797
- “moisie” frequency rank
- 94958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maoïste | moisie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la doctrine de Mao Zedong. | Féminin singulier de moisi. |
Where the eye mixes maoïste and moisie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. maoïste runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against moisie's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maoïste vs moisie
A purely visual mix-up. maoïste (\ma.o.ist\) and moisie (\mwa.zi\) 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 94958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maoïste is recorded at frequency rank #45,161, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.o.ist\. moisie is at rank #49,797, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mwa.zi\.
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 94958, this pair ranks #1,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maoïste vs moisie
Shared letters: emos. Private to "maoïste": atï. Private to "moisie": i.
"maoïste" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "moisie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moisie ← miosie · mmoisie · moiise · moisei · moissie · mosiie · omisie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maoïste" for "moisie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maoïste" or "moisie"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maoïste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moisie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maoïste" and "moisie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs moisie". 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 #1,322 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.