Which to use
“module” and “morue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,275
- “module” frequency rank
- #22,338
- “morue” frequency rank
- 30613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | module | morue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mesure arbitraire servant à établir les rapports de proportion entre toutes les parties d’un ouvrage d’architecture. | Poisson de mer du genre Gadus. |
Where the eye mixes module and morue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: module vs morue
A purely visual mix-up. module (\mo.dyl\) and morue (\mɔ.ʁy\) 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 30613, 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\. morue is at rank #22,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.ʁy\.
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 30613, this pair ranks #309,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of module vs morue
Shared letters: emou. Private to "module": dl. Private to "morue": r.
"module" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "morue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "module" and "morue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "module" or "morue" show up more?
What to do next
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 "morue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "module" and "morue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs morue". 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 #309,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.