mdrvsmodiTell them apart

Quick tell: mdr is a intj, modi is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mdr” is an intj and “modi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,512
“mdr” frequency rank
#45,175
“modi” frequency rank
54687
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mdr modi
Definition Formule qui est principalement utilisée à l’écrit (sur internet puis par texto) et qui indique que celui qui le note est en train de rire ou est amusé. Mais elle peut également être utilisée pour signaler son étonnement dans une situation inhabituelle. Pluriel de modus.

Where the eye mixes mdr and modi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
mdr
4 ch
modi

Look-alike desk: mdr vs modi

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mdr is \ɛm.de.ɛʁ\ while modi is \mɔ.di\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mdr is recorded at frequency rank #9,512, classified as anintj, pronounced \ɛm.de.ɛʁ\. 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 54687, this pair ranks #132,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mdr vs modi

Shared letters: dm. Private to "mdr": r. Private to "modi": io.

"mdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "modi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modimdoi · mmodi · moddi · moid · omdi

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mdr" and "modi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mdr" is an intj and "modi" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mdr" or "modi"?
"mdr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,512 in our French list, against #45,175 for "modi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mdr" 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 #132,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mdr" 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 #132,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list