modulevsmoleWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“module” and “mole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,275
“module” frequency rank
#38,923
“mole” frequency rank
47198
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature module mole
Definition Mesure arbitraire servant à établir les rapports de proportion entre toutes les parties d’un ouvrage d’architecture. Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³.

Where the eye mixes module and mole

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
module
4 ch
mole

Visual trap between module and mole

A purely visual mix-up. module (\mo.dyl\) and mole (\mɔl\) 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 47198, 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\. mole is at rank #38,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\.

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 47198, this pair ranks #188,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of module vs mole

Shared letters: elmo. Private to "module": du. Private to "mole": -.

"module" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modulemdoule · mmodule · moddule · modlue · moduel · modulle · moudle · omdule
  • molemloe · mmole · moel · omle

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "module" and "mole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\mo.dyl\ versus \mɔl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "module" vs "mole" - which ranks higher?
"module" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,275 in our French list, against #38,923 for "mole". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "module" and "mole" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "module" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "module" and "mole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs mole". 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 #188,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list