Which to use
“MMS” and “mod” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,927
- “MMS” frequency rank
- #13,637
- “mod” frequency rank
- 51564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | MMS | mod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Message multimédia (texte, images, sons, vidéos…) qu’on peut envoyer de téléphone mobile à téléphone mobile. | 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 MMS and mod
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between MMS and mod
A purely visual mix-up. MMS (\ɛm.ɛm.ɛs\) 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 51564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
MMS is recorded at frequency rank #37,927, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛm.ɛm.ɛs\. 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 51564, this pair ranks #154,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of MMS vs mod
Shared letters: m. Private to "MMS": s. Private to "mod": do.
"MMS" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "mod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "MMS" for "mod" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "MMS" or "mod" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "MMS" 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 #154,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "MMS" and "mod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "MMS vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.