Which to use
“Mo” and “moa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,993
- “Mo” frequency rank
- #45,173
- “moa” frequency rank
- 53166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mo | moa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Métro. | Une des espèces d'oiseaux terrestres (ratites) géants (jusqu'à trois mètres de haut), incapables de voler, originaires de Nouvelle-Zélande, éteintes après l'arrivée des ancêtres des Maori. |
Where the eye mixes Mo and moa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mo and moa
A purely visual mix-up. Mo (\me.tʁo\) and moa (\mɔ.a\) 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 extra letter(s) - “Mo” sits inside “moa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mo is recorded at frequency rank #7,993, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.tʁo\. moa is at rank #45,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.a\.
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 53166, this pair ranks #142,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mo vs moa
Shared letters: mo. Private to "Mo": -. Private to "moa": a.
"Mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "moa" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mo" for "moa" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Mo" or "moa" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mo" and "moa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mo" and "moa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moa vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.