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“modus” and “moldus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,195
- “modus” frequency rank
- #43,561
- “moldus” frequency rank
- 77756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modus | moldus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mode. | Pluriel de moldu. |
Where the eye mixes modus and moldus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. modus runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against moldus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: modus vs moldus
A purely visual mix-up. modus (\mɔ.dys\) and moldus (\mɔl.dy\) 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 77756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modus is recorded at frequency rank #34,195, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.dys\. moldus is at rank #43,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔl.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 77756, this pair ranks #27,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of modus vs moldus
Shared letters: dmosu. Private to "modus": -. Private to "moldus": l.
"modus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moldus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modus" and "moldus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "modus" or "moldus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "modus" and "moldus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moldus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modus" and "moldus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moldus 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 #27,554 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.