mobilisésvsmobilitéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“mobilisés” and “mobilité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,636
“mobilisés” frequency rank
#5,263
“mobilité” frequency rank
18899
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilisés mobilité
Definition Pluriel de mobilisé. Facilité à être mû.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mobilisés and mobilité apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
mobilisés
8 ch
mobilité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. mobilisés (\mɔ.bi.li.ze\) and mobilité (\mɔ.bi.li.te\) 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 18899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobilisés is recorded at frequency rank #13,636, classified as anoun, 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 18899, this pair ranks #376,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mobilisés vs mobilité

Shared letters: bilmoé. Private to "mobilisés": s. Private to "mobilité": t.

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

Frequency comparison

mobilisés#13,636
mobilité#5,263

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobilisés" and "mobilité" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\mɔ.bi.li.ze\ versus \mɔ.bi.li.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mobilisés" or "mobilité"?
"mobilité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,263 in our French list, against #13,636 for "mobilisés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mobilisés vs mobilité

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mobilisés” 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