Which to use
“moines” and “moire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,087
- “moines” frequency rank
- #48,051
- “moire” frequency rank
- 55138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moines | moire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moine. | 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. |
Where the eye mixes moines and moire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses moines with moire
A purely visual mix-up. moines (\mwan\) and moire (\mwaʁ\) 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 55138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moines is recorded at frequency rank #7,087, classified as anoun, pronounced \mwan\. 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 55138, this pair ranks #129,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moines vs moire
Shared letters: eimo. Private to "moines": ns. Private to "moire": r.
"moines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "moire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moines" for "moire" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moines" vs "moire" - 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 "moines" 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 #129,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moines" 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 #129,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.