Which to use
“mobilier” is an adjective and “mobilités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,716
- “mobilier” frequency rank
- #30,706
- “mobilités” frequency rank
- 37422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobilier | mobilités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux biens meubles. | Pluriel de mobilité. |
Where the eye mixes mobilier and mobilités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mobilier runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against mobilités's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mobilier with mobilités
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mobilier is \mɔ.bi.lje\ while mobilités is \mɔ.bi.li.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37422, 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\. mobilités is at rank #30,706, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.bi.li.te\.
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 37422, this pair ranks #262,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mobilier vs mobilités
Shared letters: bilmo. Private to "mobilier": er. Private to "mobilités": sté.
"mobilier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "mobilités" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mobilier ← mboilier · mmobilier · mobbilier · mobiiler · mobileir · mobilierr · mobilire · mobillier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mobilier" for "mobilités" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mobilier" or "mobilités"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobilier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobilités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobilier" and "mobilités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobilisées vs mobilités". 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 #262,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.