Which to use
“moïse” and “more” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,087
- “moïse” frequency rank
- #6,852
- “more” frequency rank
- 17939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moïse | more |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corbeille d’osier, apode, servant de berceau. | Unité phonologique de durée ou de poids d’une syllabe dans certaines langues, typiquement une voyelle courte ayant une more et une voyelle longue deux mores. |
Where the eye mixes moïse and more
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. moïse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against more's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses moïse with more
A purely visual mix-up. moïse (\mɔ.iz\) and more (\mɔʁ\) 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 17939, 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\. more is at rank #6,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\.
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 17939, this pair ranks #380,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moïse vs more
Shared letters: emo. Private to "moïse": sï. Private to "more": r.
"moïse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- more ← mmore · moer · morre · mroe · omre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moïse" for "more" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moïse" or "more"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moïse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "more" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moïse" and "more" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moïse 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 #380,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.