Which to use
“modo” and “mots” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,677
- “modo” frequency rank
- #570
- “mots” frequency rank
- 17247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modo | mots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue nilosaharienne du groupe soudanique central parlée au Soudan. | Pluriel de mot. |
Where the eye mixes modo and mots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses modo with mots
A purely visual mix-up. modo (\mɔ.dɔ\) and mots (\mo\) 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 17247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modo is recorded at frequency rank #16,677, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.dɔ\. mots is at rank #570, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mo\.
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 17247, this pair ranks #384,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modo vs mots
Shared letters: mo. Private to "modo": d. Private to "mots": st.
"modo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modo" and "mots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "modo" vs "mots" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "modo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modo" and "mots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modo 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 #384,092 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.