Which to use
“mod” and “modif” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,637
- “mod” frequency rank
- #46,897
- “modif” frequency rank
- 60534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mod | modif |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Package créé par un·e ou plusieurs utilisateurices contenant des modifications de l’apparence ou du comportement d'un jeu vidéo. | Modification. |
Where the eye mixes mod and modif
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mod runs 3 letters (CVC) against modif's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mod vs modif
A purely visual mix-up. mod (\mɔd\) and modif (\mɔ.dif\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mod” sits inside “modif”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mod is recorded at frequency rank #13,637, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\. modif is at rank #46,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.dif\.
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 60534, this pair ranks #97,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mod vs modif
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "mod": -. Private to "modif": fi.
"mod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "modif" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modif ← mdoif · mmodif · moddif · modfi · modiff · moidf · omdif
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mod" for "modif" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mod" vs "modif" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mod" and "modif" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modif" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mod" and "modif" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modi vs modif". 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 #97,117 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.