Which to use
“moine” is a noun and “moisie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,428
- “moine” frequency rank
- #49,797
- “moisie” frequency rank
- 58225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moine | moisie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Religieux faisant partie d’un ordre dont les membres vivent sous une règle commune et séparés du monde. | Féminin singulier de moisi. |
Where the eye mixes moine and moisie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moine and moisie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moine is \mwan\ while moisie is \mwa.zi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moine is recorded at frequency rank #8,428, classified as anoun, pronounced \mwan\. moisie is at rank #49,797, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mwa.zi\.
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 58225, this pair ranks #110,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moine vs moisie
Shared letters: eimo. Private to "moine": n. Private to "moisie": s.
"moine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "moisie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moine" for "moisie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moine" vs "moisie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moisie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moine" and "moisie" 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 #110,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.