Which to use
“mods” is a noun and “ms” is a symbol - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,350
- “mods” frequency rank
- #6,112
- “ms” frequency rank
- 39462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mods | ms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mod. | Symbole de la milliseconde, unité de mesure de temps du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻³ seconde. |
Letter map: mods vs ms
Shared letters muted; letters that set mods and ms apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mods / ms
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mods is anoun and msasymbol. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39462, 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\. ms is at rank #6,112, tagged as asymbol.
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 39462, this pair ranks #247,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mods vs ms
Shared letters: ms. Private to "mods": do. Private to "ms": -.
"mods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ms" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mods ← mdos · mmods · modds · modss · mosd · omds
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mods" and "ms" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mods" or "ms"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mods" and "ms".
- Full dictionary entry for "mods" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mods" and "ms" 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 #247,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.