Which to use
“mari” and “modi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,335
- “mari” frequency rank
- #45,175
- “modi” frequency rank
- 46510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mari | modi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme uni à une autre personne par les liens du mariage, époux. | Pluriel de modus. |
Where the eye mixes mari and modi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mari and modi
A purely visual mix-up. mari (\ma.ʁi\) and modi (\mɔ.di\) 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 46510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mari is recorded at frequency rank #1,335, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁi\. modi is at rank #45,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.di\.
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 46510, this pair ranks #194,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mari vs modi
Shared letters: im. Private to "mari": ar. Private to "modi": do.
"mari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "modi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mari" and "modi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mari" or "modi" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mari" and "modi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mari" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mari" and "modi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modi vs mud". 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 #194,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.