Which to use
“Mo” and “move” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,993
- “Mo” frequency rank
- #21,699
- “move” frequency rank
- 29692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mo | move |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Métro. | Mouvement, geste, action, acte. |
Where the eye mixes Mo and move
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mo with move
A purely visual mix-up. Mo (\me.tʁo\) and move (\muːv\) 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 extra letter(s) - “Mo” sits inside “move”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29692, 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\. move is at rank #21,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \muːv\.
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 29692, this pair ranks #315,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mo vs move
Shared letters: mo. Private to "Mo": -. Private to "move": ev.
"Mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- move ← mmove · moev · movve · mvoe · omve
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mo" for "move" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mo" or "move"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Mo" and "move" 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 "move" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mo" and "move" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs move". 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 #315,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.