Which to use
“mode” and “mordue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #585
- “mode” frequency rank
- #49,238
- “mordue” frequency rank
- 49823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mode | mordue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de voir ou d’agir ; fantaisie. | Passionnée ; fan. |
Where the eye mixes mode and mordue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mode runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mordue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mode vs mordue
A purely visual mix-up. mode (\mɔd\) and mordue (\mɔʁ.dy\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mode is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\. mordue is at rank #49,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ.dy\.
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 49823, this pair ranks #167,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mode vs mordue
Shared letters: demo. Private to "mode": -. Private to "mordue": ru.
"mode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mordue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mode" for "mordue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mode" vs "mordue" - 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 "mode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mordue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mode" and "mordue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mordor vs mordue". 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 #167,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.