Which to use
“moisi” and “moisie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,913
- “moisi” frequency rank
- #49,797
- “moisie” frequency rank
- 82710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moisi | moisie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attaqué par la moisissure. | Féminin singulier de moisi. |
Same sound, different letters: moisi vs moisie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. moisi runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against moisie's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - moisi / moisie
This is the hard kind. moisi and moisie are pronounced identically (\mwa.zi\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “moisi” sits inside “moisie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moisi is recorded at frequency rank #32,913, classified as anadj, pronounced \mwa.zi\. moisie is at rank #49,797, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mwa.zi\.
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 82710, this pair ranks #16,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moisi vs moisie
Shared letters: imos. Private to "moisi": -. Private to "moisie": e.
"moisi" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "moisie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moisi" and "moisie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "moisi" or "moisie"?
After this comparison
"moisi" and "moisie" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "moisi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moisie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moisi" and "moisie" 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 #16,182 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.