Which to use
“modif” and “mods” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,897
- “modif” frequency rank
- #33,350
- “mods” frequency rank
- 80247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modif | mods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Modification. | Pluriel de mod. |
Where the eye mixes modif and mods
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. modif runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mods's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses modif with mods
A purely visual mix-up. modif (\mɔ.dif\) and mods (\mɔds\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modif is recorded at frequency rank #46,897, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.dif\. mods is at rank #33,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔds\.
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 80247, this pair ranks #21,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of modif vs mods
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "modif": fi. Private to "mods": s.
"modif" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modif" and "mods" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "modif" or "mods"?
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 "modif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mods" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modif" and "mods" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modi vs modif". 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 #21,446 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.