Which to use
“maudire” and “moudre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,370
- “maudire” frequency rank
- #32,919
- “moudre” frequency rank
- 73289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maudire | moudre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lancer des imprécations contre quelqu’un pour qu’il lui arrive du mal. | Mettre en poudre au moyen d’un moulin. |
Where the eye mixes maudire and moudre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maudire runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against moudre's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maudire and moudre
A purely visual mix-up. maudire (\mo.diʁ\) and moudre (\mudʁ\) 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 73289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maudire is recorded at frequency rank #40,370, classified as averb, pronounced \mo.diʁ\. moudre is at rank #32,919, tagged as averb, pronounced \mudʁ\.
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 73289, this pair ranks #40,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maudire vs moudre
Shared letters: demru. Private to "maudire": ai. Private to "moudre": o.
"maudire" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "moudre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maudire" and "moudre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maudire" or "moudre"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maudire" and "moudre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maudire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moudre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maudire" and "moudre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macaire vs maudire". 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 #40,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.