Which to use
“modifie” is a verb and “moitié” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,538
- “modifie” frequency rank
- #849
- “moitié” frequency rank
- 11387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifie | moitié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de modifier. | L’une des parties d’un tout divisé, partagé également en deux. |
Where the eye mixes modifie and moitié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. modifie runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against moitié's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: modifie vs moitié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modifie is \mɔ.di.fi\ while moitié is \mwa.tje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modifie is recorded at frequency rank #10,538, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.di.fi\. moitié is at rank #849, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwa.tje\.
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 11387, this pair ranks #409,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifie vs moitié
Shared letters: imo. Private to "modifie": def. Private to "moitié": té.
"modifie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "moitié" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- modifie ← mdoifie · mmodifie · moddifie · modfiie · modifei · modiffie · modiife · moidfie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modifie" and "moitié" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "modifie" or "moitié" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moitié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifie" and "moitié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifie vs moisie". 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 #409,341 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.