Which to use
“meule” and “mole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,861
- “meule” frequency rank
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- 68784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meule | mole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roue en pierre, en bois, qui sert à broyer en tournant. | Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³. |
Where the eye mixes meule and mole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. meule runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against mole's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses meule with mole
A purely visual mix-up. meule (\møl\) and mole (\mɔl\) 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 68784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meule is recorded at frequency rank #29,861, classified as anoun, pronounced \møl\. mole is at rank #38,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\.
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 68784, this pair ranks #57,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meule vs mole
Shared letters: elm. Private to "meule": u. Private to "mole": o.
"meule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meule" and "mole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "meule" or "mole"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meule" and "mole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs mole". 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 #57,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.