Which to use
“modes” and “monde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,588
- “modes” frequency rank
- #102
- “monde” frequency rank
- 4690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modes | monde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de parure que l’on rajoute à un vêtement, dentelles, plumes, etc. colifichet. Autrefois, l‘apanage des modistes. | Ensemble des choses et des êtres existants. |
Where the eye mixes modes and monde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between modes and monde
A purely visual mix-up. modes (\mɔd\) and monde (\mɔ̃d\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modes is recorded at frequency rank #4,588, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\. monde is at rank #102, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃d\.
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 4690, this pair ranks #430,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modes vs monde
Shared letters: demo. Private to "modes": s. Private to "monde": n.
"modes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "monde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modes" for "monde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modes" vs "monde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modes" and "monde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modes" and "monde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modes vs moqués". 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 #430,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.