Which to use
“moe” and “moire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,044
- “moe” frequency rank
- #48,051
- “moire” frequency rank
- 77095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moe | moire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouche, lèvre. | Apprêt que reçoivent, par un calandrage spécifique, certaines étoffes de soie, de laine, de coton ou de lin, et qui leur communique un éclat changeant, une apparence ondée et chatoyante. |
Letter map: moe vs moire
Shared letters muted; letters that set moe and moire apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moe runs 3 letters (CVV) against moire's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on moe vs moire
moe and moire are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moe is recorded at frequency rank #29,044, classified as anoun. moire is at rank #48,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwaʁ\.
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 77095, this pair ranks #29,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moe vs moire
Shared letters: emo. Private to "moe": -. Private to "moire": ir.
"moe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "moire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moire ← miore · mmoire · moier · moirre · morie · omire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moe" for "moire" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moe" vs "moire" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "moe" and "moire". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "moe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moe" and "moire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs moisie". 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 #29,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.