Which to use
“meu” is a verb and “moy” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,580
- “meu” frequency rank
- #31,612
- “moy” frequency rank
- 76192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meu | moy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe movoir. | Variante de moi. |
Letter map: meu vs moy
Shared letters muted; letters that set meu and moy apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. meu and moy follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - meu and moy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: meu is averb and moyapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meu is recorded at frequency rank #44,580, classified as averb, pronounced \məˈy\. moy is at rank #31,612, tagged as apron.
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 76192, this pair ranks #31,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meu vs moy
Shared letters: m. Private to "meu": eu. Private to "moy": oy.
"meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "moy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meu" and "moy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meu" vs "moy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "meu" vs "moy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "meu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meu" and "moy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meu vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.