Which to use
“mode” and “mort” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #585
- “mode” frequency rank
- #187
- “mort” frequency rank
- 772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mode | mort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de voir ou d’agir ; fantaisie. | Arrêt définitif des fonctions vitales (assimilation de nutriments, respiration, fonctionnement du système nerveux central). |
Where the eye mixes mode and mort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mode vs mort
A purely visual mix-up. mode (\mɔd\) and mort (\mɔʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mode is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\. mort is at rank #187, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\.
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 772, this pair ranks #439,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mode vs mort
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mode": de. Private to "mort": rt.
"mode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mode" and "mort" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mode" or "mort"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mode" and "mort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mode vs mud". 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 #439,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.