Which to use
“mobile” is an adjective and “mole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,089
- “mobile” frequency rank
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- 41012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobile | mole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se meut ou qui peut être mû ; qui n’est pas fixe. | Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³. |
Where the eye mixes mobile and mole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mobile vs mole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mobile is \mɔ.bil\ while mole is \mɔl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobile is recorded at frequency rank #2,089, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.bil\. mole is at rank #38,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\.
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 41012, this pair ranks #236,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mobile vs mole
Shared letters: elmo. Private to "mobile": bi. Private to "mole": -.
"mobile" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mobile" and "mole" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mobile" or "mole" 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 "mobile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobile" and "mole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs mole". 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 #236,217 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.