mobilitévsmoralitéConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,263
“mobilité” frequency rank
#13,008
“moralité” frequency rank
18271
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilité moralité
Definition Facilité à être mû. Réflexion morale.

Where the eye mixes mobilité and moralité

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mobilité and moralité follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
mobilité
8 ch
moralité

Visual trap between mobilité and moralité

A purely visual mix-up. mobilité (\mɔ.bi.li.te\) and moralité (\mɔ.ʁa.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobilité is recorded at frequency rank #5,263, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.bi.li.te\. moralité is at rank #13,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.ʁa.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 18271, this pair ranks #379,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mobilité vs moralité

Shared letters: ilmoté. Private to "mobilité": b. Private to "moralité": ar.

"mobilité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "moralité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobilité" and "moralité" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\mɔ.bi.li.te\ versus \mɔ.ʁa.li.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mobilité" vs "moralité" - which ranks higher?
"mobilité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,263 in our French list, against #13,008 for "moralité". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mobilité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moralité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #379,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mobilité" and "moralité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moralité vs Moravie". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #379,182 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list