Which to use
“mod” and “move” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,637
- “mod” frequency rank
- #21,699
- “move” frequency rank
- 35336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mod | move |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Package créé par un·e ou plusieurs utilisateurices contenant des modifications de l’apparence ou du comportement d'un jeu vidéo. | Mouvement, geste, action, acte. |
Where the eye mixes mod and move
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mod vs move
A purely visual mix-up. mod (\mɔd\) and move (\muːv\) 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 35336, 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\. move is at rank #21,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \muːv\.
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 35336, this pair ranks #277,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mod vs move
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mod": d. Private to "move": ev.
"mod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- move ← mmove · moev · movve · mvoe · omve
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mod" for "move" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mod" vs "move" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "move" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mod" and "move" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs move". 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 #277,438 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.