Which to use
“mobil” and “mobiles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,900
- “mobil” frequency rank
- #4,875
- “mobiles” frequency rank
- 46775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobil | mobiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mobile. | Pluriel de mobile. |
Where the eye mixes mobil and mobiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mobil runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mobiles's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mobil vs mobiles
A purely visual mix-up. mobil (\moˈbiːl\) and mobiles (\mɔ.bil\) 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) - “mobil” sits inside “mobiles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobil is recorded at frequency rank #41,900, classified as anadj, pronounced \moˈbiːl\. mobiles is at rank #4,875, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.bil\.
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 46775, this pair ranks #192,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mobil vs mobiles
Shared letters: bilmo. Private to "mobil": -. Private to "mobiles": es.
"mobil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mobiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mobil" for "mobiles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mobil" vs "mobiles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobil" and "mobiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobil vs modif". 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 #192,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.