Which to use
“module” and “moelle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,275
- “module” frequency rank
- #12,621
- “moelle” frequency rank
- 20896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | module | moelle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mesure arbitraire servant à établir les rapports de proportion entre toutes les parties d’un ouvrage d’architecture. | Moelle osseuse, moelle des os. |
Where the eye mixes module and moelle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between module and moelle
A purely visual mix-up. module (\mo.dyl\) and moelle (\mwal\) 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 20896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
module is recorded at frequency rank #8,275, classified as anoun, pronounced \mo.dyl\. moelle is at rank #12,621, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwal\.
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 20896, this pair ranks #365,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of module vs moelle
Shared letters: elmo. Private to "module": du. Private to "moelle": -.
"module" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "moelle" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "module" and "moelle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "module" or "moelle" 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 "module" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moelle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "module" and "moelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "module vs moquée". 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 #365,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.