Which to use
“mod” and “mud” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,637
- “mod” frequency rank
- #49,806
- “mud” frequency rank
- 63443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mod | mud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Package créé par un·e ou plusieurs utilisateurices contenant des modifications de l’apparence ou du comportement d'un jeu vidéo. | Boue. |
Where the eye mixes mod and mud
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mod and mud follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mod vs mud
A purely visual mix-up. mod (\mɔd\) and mud (\ˈmʌd\) 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 a single letter - o in “mod” becomes u in “mud”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63443, 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\. mud is at rank #49,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmʌd\.
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 63443, this pair ranks #81,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mod vs mud
Shared letters: dm. Private to "mod": o. Private to "mud": u.
"mod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mud" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mod" for "mud" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mod" or "mud"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mod" and "mud" 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 "mud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mod" and "mud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.