Which to use
“mode” and “Models” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #585
- “mode” frequency rank
- #34,629
- “Models” frequency rank
- 35214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mode | Models |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de voir ou d’agir ; fantaisie. | Accusatif pluriel de Model. |
Where the eye mixes mode and Models
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mode vs Models
A purely visual mix-up. mode (\mɔd\) and Models (\ˈmɔdl̩s\) 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) - “mode” sits inside “Models”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mode is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\. Models is at rank #34,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɔdl̩s\.
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 35214, this pair ranks #278,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mode vs Models
Shared letters: demo. Private to "mode": -. Private to "Models": ls.
"mode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mode" and "Models" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mode" or "Models" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mode" and "Models" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Models" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mode" and "Models" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Models vs Modène". 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 #278,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.