Which to use
“mode” is a noun and “moy” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #585
- “mode” frequency rank
- #31,612
- “moy” frequency rank
- 32197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mode | moy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de voir ou d’agir ; fantaisie. | Variante de moi. |
Letter map: mode vs moy
Shared letters muted; letters that set mode and moy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mode and moy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mode is anoun and moyapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mode is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\. moy is at rank #31,612, tagged as apron.
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 32197, this pair ranks #298,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mode vs moy
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mode": de. Private to "moy": y.
"mode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "moy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mode ← mdoe · mmode · modde · moed · omde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mode" and "moy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mode" vs "moy" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "mode" and "moy". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mode" and "moy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moy vs MWh". 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 #298,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.