Which to use
“module” is a noun and “moquée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,275
- “module” frequency rank
- #49,802
- “moquée” frequency rank
- 58077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | module | moquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mesure arbitraire servant à établir les rapports de proportion entre toutes les parties d’un ouvrage d’architecture. | Participe passé féminin singulier de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes module and moquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses module with moquée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: module is \mo.dyl\ while moquée is \mɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58077, 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\. moquée is at rank #49,802, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.ke\.
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 58077, this pair ranks #111,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of module vs moquée
Shared letters: emou. Private to "module": dl. Private to "moquée": qé.
"module" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "moquée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- module ← mdoule · mmodule · moddule · modlue · moduel · modulle · moudle · omdule
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "module" for "moquée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "module" or "moquée" 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 "module" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "module" and "moquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moqués". 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 #111,175 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.