Which to use
“modéré” and “moire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,044
- “modéré” frequency rank
- #48,051
- “moire” frequency rank
- 57095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modéré | moire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partisan de positions politiques non extrémistes. | Apprêt que reçoivent, par un calandrage spécifique, certaines étoffes de soie, de laine, de coton ou de lin, et qui leur communique un éclat changeant, une apparence ondée et chatoyante. |
Where the eye mixes modéré and moire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. modéré runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against moire's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses modéré with moire
A purely visual mix-up. modéré (\mɔ.de.ʁe\) and moire (\mwaʁ\) 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 57095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modéré is recorded at frequency rank #9,044, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁe\. moire is at rank #48,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwaʁ\.
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 57095, this pair ranks #117,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modéré vs moire
Shared letters: mor. Private to "modéré": dé. Private to "moire": ei.
"modéré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "moire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moire ← miore · mmoire · moier · moirre · morie · omire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modéré" for "moire" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "modéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modéré" and "moire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs moisie". 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 #117,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.