Which to use
“moite” and “mortes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,376
- “moite” frequency rank
- #7,207
- “mortes” frequency rank
- 47583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moite | mortes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a quelque humidité, qui est un peu mouillé. Se dit surtout de la peau rendue humide par la sueur. | Féminin pluriel de mort. |
Where the eye mixes moite and mortes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. moite runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against mortes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses moite with mortes
A purely visual mix-up. moite (\mwat\) and mortes (\mɔʁt\) 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 47583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moite is recorded at frequency rank #40,376, classified as anadj, pronounced \mwat\. mortes is at rank #7,207, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔʁt\.
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 47583, this pair ranks #185,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moite vs mortes
Shared letters: emot. Private to "moite": i. Private to "mortes": rs.
"moite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mortes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moite" for "mortes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "moite" or "mortes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mortes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moite" and "mortes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moisie vs moite". 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 #185,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.