Which to use
“modem” and “moyeu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,697
- “modem” frequency rank
- #46,905
- “moyeu” frequency rank
- 56602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modem | moyeu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositif qui transforme un signal numérique en un signal, souvent analogique, adapté aux caractéristiques d’une ligne de transmission, et inversement. | Milieu de la roue (la roue peut être située sur une voiture, un vélo, etc.) ; gros morceau de bois tourné ou de métal, où s’emboîtent les rais, et dans le creux duquel entre l’essieu. |
Where the eye mixes modem and moyeu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. modem (CVCVC) and moyeu (CVVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: modem vs moyeu
A purely visual mix-up. modem (\mɔ.dɛm\) and moyeu (\mwa.jø\) 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 56602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modem is recorded at frequency rank #9,697, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.dɛm\. moyeu is at rank #46,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwa.jø\.
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 56602, this pair ranks #120,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modem vs moyeu
Shared letters: emo. Private to "modem": d. Private to "moyeu": uy.
"modem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moyeu" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modem" and "moyeu" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "modem" or "moyeu"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modem" and "moyeu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moyeu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modem" and "moyeu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulu vs moyeu". 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 #120,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.