Which to use
“module” and “moule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,275
- “module” frequency rank
- #9,699
- “moule” frequency rank
- 17974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | module | moule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mesure arbitraire servant à établir les rapports de proportion entre toutes les parties d’un ouvrage d’architecture. | Mollusque bivalve, comestible, dont la coquille est de forme oblongue. |
Where the eye mixes module and moule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between module and moule
A purely visual mix-up. module (\mo.dyl\) and moule (\mul\) 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 17974, 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\. moule is at rank #9,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mul\.
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 17974, this pair ranks #380,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of module vs moule
Shared letters: elmou. Private to "module": d. Private to "moule": -.
"module" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "moule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "module" for "moule" ever safe?
Frequency check: "module" vs "moule" - which ranks higher?
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 "moule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "module" and "moule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moule". 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 #380,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.