mdrvsmoiConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#9,512
“mdr” frequency rank
#73
“moi” frequency rank
9585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mdr moi
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. Pronom tonique de la première personne du singulier.

Where the eye mixes mdr and moi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
mdr
3 ch
moi

Visual trap between mdr and moi

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mdr is \ɛm.de.ɛʁ\ while moi is \mwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9585, 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\. moi is at rank #73, tagged as apron, pronounced \mwa\.

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 9585, this pair ranks #416,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mdr vs moi

Shared letters: m. Private to "mdr": dr. Private to "moi": io.

"mdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "moi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mdr" and "moi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mdr" is an intj and "moi" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mdr" or "moi"?
"moi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #73 in our French list, against #9,512 for "mdr". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "moi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #416,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mdr" and "moi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mdr vs MWh". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #416,131 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