Which to use
“mode” and “morve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #585
- “mode” frequency rank
- #41,907
- “morve” frequency rank
- 42492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mode | morve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de voir ou d’agir ; fantaisie. | Maladie bactérienne grave, avec fièvre, atteignant notamment la peau et les muqueuses, à laquelle les équidés (chevaux, ânes, etc.) sont sujets et qui est très contagieuse entre eux, surtout lors de rassemblements, et peut atteindre d’autres animaux et rarement l’être humain (zoonose). |
Where the eye mixes mode and morve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mode vs morve
A purely visual mix-up. mode (\mɔd\) and morve (\mɔʁv\) 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 42492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mode is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\. morve is at rank #41,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁv\.
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 42492, this pair ranks #225,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mode vs morve
Shared letters: emo. Private to "mode": d. Private to "morve": rv.
"mode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "morve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mode" for "morve" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mode" vs "morve" - which ranks higher?
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 "morve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mode" and "morve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs morve". 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 #225,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.