Which to use
“moines” and “mondes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,087
- “moines” frequency rank
- #6,320
- “mondes” frequency rank
- 13407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moines | mondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moine. | Pluriel de monde. |
Where the eye mixes moines and mondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. moines (CVVCVC) and mondes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between moines and mondes
A purely visual mix-up. moines (\mwan\) and mondes (\mɔ̃d\) 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 13407, 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\. mondes is at rank #6,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃d\.
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 13407, this pair ranks #401,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moines vs mondes
Shared letters: emnos. Private to "moines": i. Private to "mondes": d.
"moines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mondes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moines" and "mondes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moines" or "mondes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "moines" and "mondes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moines" and "mondes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mondes vs mondo". 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 #401,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.