Which to use
“mobiles” and “mobilier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,875
- “mobiles” frequency rank
- #6,716
- “mobilier” frequency rank
- 11591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobiles | mobilier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mobile. | Relatif aux biens meubles. |
Where the eye mixes mobiles and mobilier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mobiles runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against mobilier's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mobiles with mobilier
A purely visual mix-up. mobiles (\mɔ.bil\) and mobilier (\mɔ.bi.lje\) 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 11591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobiles is recorded at frequency rank #4,875, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.bil\. mobilier is at rank #6,716, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.bi.lje\.
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 11591, this pair ranks #408,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobiles vs mobilier
Shared letters: beilmo. Private to "mobiles": s. Private to "mobilier": r.
"mobiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mobilier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mobiles" and "mobilier" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mobiles" vs "mobilier" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobilier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobiles" and "mobilier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobil vs mobiles". 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 #408,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.