Which to use
“moches” is an adjective and “mottes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,419
- “moches” frequency rank
- #47,469
- “mottes” frequency rank
- 63888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moches | mottes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moche. | Pluriel de motte. |
Where the eye mixes moches and mottes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. moches and mottes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between moches and mottes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moches is \mɔʃ\ while mottes is \mɔt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moches is recorded at frequency rank #16,419, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔʃ\. mottes is at rank #47,469, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔt\.
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 63888, this pair ranks #79,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moches vs mottes
Shared letters: emos. Private to "moches": ch. Private to "mottes": t.
"moches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mottes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moches" and "mottes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moches" vs "mottes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mottes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moches" and "mottes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mottes vs muettes". 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 #79,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.