modulevsmolleTell them apart

Which to use

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

#8,275
“module” frequency rank
#14,319
“molle” frequency rank
22594
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature module molle
Definition Mesure arbitraire servant à établir les rapports de proportion entre toutes les parties d’un ouvrage d’architecture. Poudre de charbon mélangée avec de la stérile.

Where the eye mixes module and molle

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

6 ch
module
5 ch
molle

Look-alike desk: module vs molle

A purely visual mix-up. module (\mo.dyl\) and molle (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22594, 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\. molle is at rank #14,319, 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 22594, this pair ranks #357,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of module vs molle

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

"module" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "molle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modulemdoule · mmodule · moddule · modlue · moduel · modulle · moudle · omdule
  • mollemlole · mmolle · molel · omlle

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "module" and "molle" 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.
Which is more common, "module" or "molle"?
"module" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,275 in our French list, against #14,319 for "molle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "module" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "molle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #357,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "module" and "molle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milla vs molle". 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 #357,142 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