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Which to use

“modi” and “mojo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,175
“modi” frequency rank
#39,899
“mojo” frequency rank
85074
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modi mojo
Definition Pluriel de modus. Propension à réussir dans ses entreprises ; charisme.

Where the eye mixes modi and mojo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. modi and mojo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
modi
4 ch
mojo

Visual trap between modi and mojo

A purely visual mix-up. modi (\mɔ.di\) and mojo (\mod.ʒo\) 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 85074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

modi is recorded at frequency rank #45,175, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.di\. mojo is at rank #39,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mod.ʒo\.

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 85074, this pair ranks #11,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of modi vs mojo

Shared letters: mo. Private to "modi": di. Private to "mojo": j.

"modi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modi ← mdoi · mmodi · moddi · moid · omdi
  • mojo ← mjoo · mmojo · mojjo · mooj · omjo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "modi" and "mojo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\mɔ.di\ versus \mod.ʒo\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "modi" vs "mojo" - which ranks higher?
"mojo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,899 in our French list, against #45,175 for "modi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "modi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modi" and "mojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modi vs mud". 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 #11,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list