Which to use
“moduler” and “morfler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,787
- “moduler” frequency rank
- #49,239
- “morfler” frequency rank
- 83026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moduler | morfler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Émettre un son ou une série de sons, en variant de hauteur et d'intensité. | Recevoir des coups, écoper d’une peine, encaisser un coup dur, en subir les conséquences, souffrir de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes moduler and morfler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moduler and morfler
A purely visual mix-up. moduler (\mɔ.dy.le\) and morfler (\mɔʁ.fle\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moduler is recorded at frequency rank #33,787, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.dy.le\. morfler is at rank #49,239, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔʁ.fle\.
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 83026, this pair ranks #15,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moduler vs morfler
Shared letters: elmor. Private to "moduler": du. Private to "morfler": f.
"moduler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "morfler" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moduler" for "morfler" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "moduler" or "morfler" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moduler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morfler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moduler" and "morfler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modeler vs morfler". 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 #15,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.