Which to use
“modulaire” and “molaire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,486
- “modulaire” frequency rank
- #37,429
- “molaire” frequency rank
- 69915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modulaire | molaire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Constitué de modules. | Relatif à la mole. |
Where the eye mixes modulaire and molaire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. modulaire runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against molaire's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between modulaire and molaire
A purely visual mix-up. modulaire (\mɔ.dy.lɛʁ\) and molaire (\mɔ.lɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modulaire is recorded at frequency rank #32,486, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.dy.lɛʁ\. molaire is at rank #37,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.lɛʁ\.
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 69915, this pair ranks #53,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of modulaire vs molaire
Shared letters: aeilmor. Private to "modulaire": du. Private to "molaire": -.
"modulaire" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "molaire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modulaire" and "molaire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "modulaire" or "molaire" show up more?
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 "modulaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molaire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modulaire" and "molaire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs molaire". 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 #53,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.