Which to use
“modes” and “moyeu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,588
- “modes” frequency rank
- #46,905
- “moyeu” frequency rank
- 51493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modes | moyeu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de parure que l’on rajoute à un vêtement, dentelles, plumes, etc. colifichet. Autrefois, l‘apanage des modistes. | 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 modes and moyeu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses modes with moyeu
A purely visual mix-up. modes (\mɔd\) 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 51493, 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\. 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 51493, this pair ranks #154,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modes vs moyeu
Shared letters: emo. Private to "modes": ds. Private to "moyeu": uy.
"modes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moyeu" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modes" and "moyeu" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "modes" or "moyeu"?
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 "modes" 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 #154,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modes" 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 #154,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.