Which to use
“mobiles” and “molles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,875
- “mobiles” frequency rank
- #26,445
- “molles” frequency rank
- 31320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobiles | molles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mobile. | Féminin pluriel de mou. |
Where the eye mixes mobiles and molles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mobiles runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against molles's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mobiles with molles
A purely visual mix-up. mobiles (\mɔ.bil\) and molles (\mɔl\) 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 31320, 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\. molles is at rank #26,445, tagged as anadj, 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 31320, this pair ranks #304,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mobiles vs molles
Shared letters: elmos. Private to "mobiles": bi. Private to "molles": -.
"mobiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "molles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mobiles" and "molles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mobiles" vs "molles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mobiles" and "molles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobiles" and "molles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molles vs moqués". 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 #304,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.