Which to use
“mobile” and “morbide” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,089
- “mobile” frequency rank
- #22,005
- “morbide” frequency rank
- 24094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobile | morbide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se meut ou qui peut être mû ; qui n’est pas fixe. | Relatif à la maladie. |
Where the eye mixes mobile and morbide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mobile with morbide
A purely visual mix-up. mobile (\mɔ.bil\) and morbide (\mɔʁ.bid\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24094, 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\. morbide is at rank #22,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔʁ.bid\.
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 24094, this pair ranks #348,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobile vs morbide
Shared letters: beimo. Private to "mobile": l. Private to "morbide": dr.
"mobile" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "morbide" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mobile" for "morbide" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mobile" vs "morbide" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "morbide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobile" and "morbide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morbide vs morbidité". 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 #348,659 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.