modulevsmordueWhich spelling fits?

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

#8,275
“module” frequency rank
#49,238
“mordue” frequency rank
57513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature module mordue
Definition Mesure arbitraire servant à établir les rapports de proportion entre toutes les parties d’un ouvrage d’architecture. Passionnée ; fan.

Where the eye mixes module and mordue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
module
6 ch
mordue

Why the eye confuses module with mordue

A purely visual mix-up. module (\mo.dyl\) and mordue (\mɔʁ.dy\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57513, 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\. mordue is at rank #49,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ.dy\.

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 57513, this pair ranks #114,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of module vs mordue

Shared letters: demou. Private to "module": l. Private to "mordue": r.

"module" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "mordue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modulemdoule · mmodule · moddule · modlue · moduel · modulle · moudle · omdule
  • morduemmordue · modrue · morddue · mordeu · morrdue · morude · mrodue · omrdue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "module" and "mordue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\mo.dyl\ versus \mɔʁ.dy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "module" vs "mordue" - which ranks higher?
"module" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,275 in our French list, against #49,238 for "mordue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "module" and "mordue" 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 "mordue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "module" and "mordue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mordor vs mordue". 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 #114,590 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