Which to use
“mobiles” and “mobiliers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,875
- “mobiles” frequency rank
- #25,399
- “mobiliers” frequency rank
- 30274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobiles | mobiliers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mobile. | Masculin pluriel de mobilier. |
Where the eye mixes mobiles and mobiliers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mobiles runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against mobiliers's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mobiles and mobiliers
A purely visual mix-up. mobiles (\mɔ.bil\) and mobiliers (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30274, 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\. mobiliers is at rank #25,399, 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 30274, this pair ranks #311,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mobiles vs mobiliers
Shared letters: beilmos. Private to "mobiles": -. Private to "mobiliers": r.
"mobiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mobiliers" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mobiles" and "mobiliers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mobiles" vs "mobiliers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobiliers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobiles" and "mobiliers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobiliers vs mobilisées". 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 #311,428 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.