mobiliservsmobilitéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mobiliser is a verb, mobilité is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mobiliser” is a verb and “mobilité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,199
“mobiliser” frequency rank
#5,263
“mobilité” frequency rank
15462
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobiliser mobilité
Definition Faire appel à, mettre en œuvre des forces physiques ou intellectuelles. Facilité à être mû.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mobiliser and mobilité apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
mobiliser
8 ch
mobilité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mobiliser is \mɔ.bi.li.ze\ while mobilité 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobiliser is recorded at frequency rank #10,199, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.bi.li.ze\. mobilité is at rank #5,263, 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 15462, this pair ranks #392,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mobiliser vs mobilité

Shared letters: bilmo. Private to "mobiliser": ers. Private to "mobilité": .

"mobiliser" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "mobilité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mobilisermboiliser · mmobiliser · mobbiliser · mobiilser · mobiliesr · mobiliserr · mobilisre · mobilisser

Frequency comparison

mobiliser#10,199
mobilité#5,263

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobiliser" and "mobilité" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mobiliser" is a verb and "mobilité" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mobiliser" or "mobilité"?
"mobilité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,263 in our French list, against #10,199 for "mobiliser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mobiliser vs mobilité

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “mobiliser”; for a noun, it's “mobilité”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mobiliser” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list