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“mixtes” and “moites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,907
“mixtes” frequency rank
#40,873
“moites” frequency rank
51780
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mixtes moites
Definition Pluriel de mixte. Pluriel de moite.

Where the eye mixes mixtes and moites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
mixtes
6 ch
moites

Visual trap between mixtes and moites

A purely visual mix-up. mixtes (\mikst\) and moites (\mwat\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mixtes is recorded at frequency rank #10,907, classified as anadj, pronounced \mikst\. moites is at rank #40,873, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mwat\.

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 51780, this pair ranks #152,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mixtes vs moites

Shared letters: eimst. Private to "mixtes": x. Private to "moites": o.

"mixtes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "moites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mixtesimxtes · mitxes · mixets · mixtess · mixtse · mixttes · mixxtes · mmixtes
  • moitesmiotes · mmoites · moiets · moitess · moitse · moittes · moties · omites

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mixtes" and "moites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\mikst\ versus \mwat\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mixtes" vs "moites" - which ranks higher?
"mixtes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,907 in our French list, against #40,873 for "moites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mixtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mixtes" and "moites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moites vs moqués". 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 #152,530 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