Which to use
“modi” and “môme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,175
- “modi” frequency rank
- #14,097
- “môme” frequency rank
- 59272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modi | môme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de modus. | Petit garçon, petite fille. |
Where the eye mixes modi and môme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: modi vs môme
A purely visual mix-up. modi (\mɔ.di\) and môme (\mom\) 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 59272, 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\. môme is at rank #14,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mom\.
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 59272, this pair ranks #104,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of modi vs môme
Shared letters: m. Private to "modi": dio. Private to "môme": eô.
"modi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "môme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- modi ← mdoi · mmodi · moddi · moid · omdi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modi" and "môme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "modi" or "môme" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "modi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "môme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modi" and "môme" 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 #104,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.