Which to use
“Mo” is a noun and “moya” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,993
- “Mo” frequency rank
- #45,744
- “moya” frequency rank
- 53737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mo | moya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Métro. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe moyer. |
Where the eye mixes Mo and moya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mo vs moya
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mo is \me.tʁo\ while moya is \mwa.ja\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Mo” sits inside “moya”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53737, 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\. moya is at rank #45,744, tagged as averb, pronounced \mwa.ja\.
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 53737, this pair ranks #138,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mo vs moya
Shared letters: mo. Private to "Mo": -. Private to "moya": ay.
"Mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "moya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moya ← mmoya · moay · moyya · myoa · omya
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mo" for "moya" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mo" or "moya"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Mo" and "moya" 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 "moya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mo" and "moya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Monza vs moya". 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 #138,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.