Which to use
“mobilier” and “mobilières” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,716
- “mobilier” frequency rank
- #23,613
- “mobilières” frequency rank
- 30329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobilier | mobilières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux biens meubles. | Féminin pluriel de mobilier. |
Where the eye mixes mobilier and mobilières
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mobilier runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against mobilières's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mobilier with mobilières
A purely visual mix-up. mobilier (\mɔ.bi.lje\) and mobilières (\mɔ.bi.ljɛʁ\) 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 30329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobilier is recorded at frequency rank #6,716, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.bi.lje\. mobilières is at rank #23,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.bi.ljɛʁ\.
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 30329, this pair ranks #311,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mobilier vs mobilières
Shared letters: beilmor. Private to "mobilier": -. Private to "mobilières": sè.
"mobilier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "mobilières" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mobilier ← mboilier · mmobilier · mobbilier · mobiiler · mobileir · mobilierr · mobilire · mobillier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mobilier" and "mobilières" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mobilier" vs "mobilières" - 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 "mobilier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobilières" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobilier" and "mobilières" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobilières 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 #311,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.