Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "module" and "mordue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "module" vs "mordue" - which ranks higher?
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.