Which to use
“mods” is a noun and “moy” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,350
- “mods” frequency rank
- #31,612
- “moy” frequency rank
- 64962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mods | moy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mod. | Variante de moi. |
Letter map: mods vs moy
Shared letters muted; letters that set mods and moy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: mods vs moy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mods is anoun and moyapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mods is recorded at frequency rank #33,350, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔds\. moy is at rank #31,612, tagged as apron.
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 64962, this pair ranks #74,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mods vs moy
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mods": ds. Private to "moy": y.
"mods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "moy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mods ← mdos · mmods · modds · modss · mosd · omds
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mods" and "moy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mods" or "moy" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mods" and "moy". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mods" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mods" and "moy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mods 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 #74,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.