Which to use
“moire” and “mole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,051
- “moire” frequency rank
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- 86974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moire | mole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³. |
Where the eye mixes moire and mole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moire and mole
A purely visual mix-up. moire (\mwaʁ\) and mole (\mɔl\) 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 86974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moire is recorded at frequency rank #48,051, classified as anoun, pronounced \mwaʁ\. mole is at rank #38,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\.
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 86974, this pair ranks #8,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moire vs mole
Shared letters: emo. Private to "moire": ir. Private to "mole": l.
"moire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moire" and "mole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moire" vs "mole" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moire" and "mole" 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 #8,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.