Which to use
“Mmes” and “momies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,466
- “Mmes” frequency rank
- #38,924
- “momies” frequency rank
- 81390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mmes | momies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de Mᵐᵉ. | Pluriel de momie. |
Where the eye mixes Mmes and momies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Mmes runs 4 letters (CCVC) against momies's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Mmes and momies
A purely visual mix-up. Mmes (\me.dam\) and momies (\mɔ.mi\) 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 81390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mmes is recorded at frequency rank #42,466, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.dam\. momies is at rank #38,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.mi\.
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 81390, this pair ranks #18,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mmes vs momies
Shared letters: ems. Private to "Mmes": -. Private to "momies": io.
"Mmes" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "momies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mmes" and "momies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mmes" or "momies"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mmes" and "momies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "momies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mmes" and "momies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mmes vs muer". 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 #18,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.