Which to use
“moïse” and “moitié” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,087
- “moïse” frequency rank
- #849
- “moitié” frequency rank
- 11936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moïse | moitié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corbeille d’osier, apode, servant de berceau. | L’une des parties d’un tout divisé, partagé également en deux. |
Where the eye mixes moïse and moitié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. moïse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against moitié's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: moïse vs moitié
A purely visual mix-up. moïse (\mɔ.iz\) and moitié (\mwa.tje\) 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 11936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moïse is recorded at frequency rank #11,087, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.iz\. moitié is at rank #849, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwa.tje\.
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 11936, this pair ranks #407,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moïse vs moitié
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moïse": esï. Private to "moitié": ité.
"moïse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moitié" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moïse" for "moitié" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moïse" or "moitié"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "moïse" and "moitié" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moïse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moitié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moïse" and "moitié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moïse vs moisie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #407,200 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.