Which to use
“moite” and “muté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,376
- “moite” frequency rank
- #24,292
- “muté” frequency rank
- 64668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moite | muté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a quelque humidité, qui est un peu mouillé. Se dit surtout de la peau rendue humide par la sueur. | Se dit d’un vin dont la fermentation a été stoppée par l’ajout d’alcool ou d'acide sulfureux lui permettant ainsi de garder des sucres résiduels. |
Where the eye mixes moite and muté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses moite with muté
A purely visual mix-up. moite (\mwat\) and muté (\my.te\) 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 64668, 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\. muté is at rank #24,292, tagged as anadj, pronounced \my.te\.
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 64668, this pair ranks #75,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moite vs muté
Shared letters: mt. Private to "moite": eio. Private to "muté": ué.
"moite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "muté" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moite ← miote · mmoite · moiet · moitte · motie · omite
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moite" and "muté" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moite" or "muté"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moite" and "muté" 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 #75,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.