mlsvsmodTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,677
“mls” frequency rank
#13,637
“mod” frequency rank
38314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mls mod
Definition Friandise, gourmandise, chose bonne à manger. Package créé par un·e ou plusieurs utilisateurices contenant des modifications de l’apparence ou du comportement d'un jeu vidéo.

Where the eye mixes mls and mod

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

3 ch
mls
3 ch
mod

Visual trap between mls and mod

A purely visual mix-up. mls (\ml̩s\) and mod (\mɔd\) 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 38314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mls is recorded at frequency rank #24,677, classified as anoun, pronounced \ml̩s\. mod is at rank #13,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\.

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 38314, this pair ranks #256,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mls vs mod

Shared letters: m. Private to "mls": ls. Private to "mod": do.

"mls" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "mod" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mls" and "mod" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ml̩s\ versus \mɔd\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "mls" or "mod" show up more?
"mod" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,637 in our French list, against #24,677 for "mls". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #256,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mls" and "mod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mls vs MWh". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #256,133 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