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Which to use

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

#45,175
“modi” frequency rank
#6,852
“more” frequency rank
52027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modi more
Definition Pluriel de modus. Unité phonologique de durée ou de poids d’une syllabe dans certaines langues, typiquement une voyelle courte ayant une more et une voyelle longue deux mores.

Where the eye mixes modi and more

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
modi
4 ch
more

Why the eye confuses modi with more

A purely visual mix-up. modi (\mɔ.di\) and more (\mɔʁ\) 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 52027, 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\. more is at rank #6,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\.

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 52027, this pair ranks #150,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of modi vs more

Shared letters: mo. Private to "modi": di. Private to "more": er.

"modi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modimdoi · mmodi · moddi · moid · omdi
  • moremmore · moer · morre · mroe · omre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "modi" and "more" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\mɔ.di\ versus \mɔʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "modi" or "more"?
"more" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,852 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 "more" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modi" and "more" 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 #150,697 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