Which to use
“mélodique” and “modique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,147
- “mélodique” frequency rank
- #26,444
- “modique” frequency rank
- 57591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélodique | modique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui appartient à la mélodie. | Qui est peu considérable pécuniairement ; de peu de valeur. |
Where the eye mixes mélodique and modique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mélodique runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against modique's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mélodique and modique
A purely visual mix-up. mélodique (\me.lɔ.dik\) and modique (\mɔ.dik\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mélodique is recorded at frequency rank #31,147, classified as anadj, pronounced \me.lɔ.dik\. modique is at rank #26,444, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.dik\.
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 57591, this pair ranks #114,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mélodique vs modique
Shared letters: deimoqu. Private to "mélodique": lé. Private to "modique": -.
"mélodique" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "modique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- modique ← mdoique · mmodique · moddique · modiqeu · modiqque · modiuqe · modqiue · moidque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mélodique" and "modique" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mélodique" or "modique" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mélodique" and "modique" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélodique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélodique" and "modique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélodique vs mélodiques". 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 #114,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.