Which to use
“modi” and “move” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,175
- “modi” frequency rank
- #21,699
- “move” frequency rank
- 66874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modi | move |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de modus. | Mouvement, geste, action, acte. |
Where the eye mixes modi and move
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. modi and move follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: modi vs move
A purely visual mix-up. modi (\mɔ.di\) and move (\muːv\) 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 66874, 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\. move is at rank #21,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \muːv\.
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 66874, this pair ranks #65,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of modi vs move
Shared letters: mo. Private to "modi": di. Private to "move": ev.
"modi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modi" and "move" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "modi" or "move" show up more?
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 "modi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "move" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modi" and "move" 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 #65,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.