moissonvsmolsonConfusable pair

Quick tell: moisson is a noun, molson is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“moisson” is a noun and “molson” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,504
“moisson” frequency rank
#36,052
“molson” frequency rank
56556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moisson molson
Definition Récolte des blés et autres céréales. Première personne du singulier du prétérit de l’indicatif de molsut.

Where the eye mixes moisson and molson

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
moisson
6 ch
molson

Look-alike desk: moisson vs molson

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moisson is \mwa.sɔ̃\ while molson is /ˈmolson/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moisson is recorded at frequency rank #20,504, classified as anoun, pronounced \mwa.sɔ̃\. molson is at rank #36,052, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈmolson/.

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 56556, this pair ranks #120,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of moisson vs molson

Shared letters: mnos. Private to "moisson": i. Private to "molson": l.

"moisson" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "molson" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moissonmiosson · mmoisson · moison · moisosn · moissno · moissonn · mosison · omisson
  • molsonmloson · mmolson · mollson · molosn · molsno · molsonn · molsson · moslon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "moisson" and "molson" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moisson" is a noun and "molson" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "moisson" vs "molson" - which ranks higher?
"moisson" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,504 in our French list, against #36,052 for "molson". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "moisson" and "molson" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moisson" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "molson" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moisson" and "molson" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "milon vs molson". 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 #120,372 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list