Which to use
“moites” and “motivés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,873
- “moites” frequency rank
- #13,842
- “motivés” frequency rank
- 54715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moites | motivés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moite. | Masculin pluriel de motivé. |
Where the eye mixes moites and motivés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. moites runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against motivés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: moites vs motivés
A purely visual mix-up. moites (\mwat\) and motivés (\mɔ.ti.ve\) 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 54715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moites is recorded at frequency rank #40,873, classified as anadj, pronounced \mwat\. motivés is at rank #13,842, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.ti.ve\.
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 54715, this pair ranks #132,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moites vs motivés
Shared letters: imost. Private to "moites": e. Private to "motivés": vé.
"moites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "motivés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moites ← miotes · mmoites · moiets · moitess · moitse · moittes · moties · omites
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moites" for "motivés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "moites" or "motivés" show up more?
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 "moites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motivés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moites" and "motivés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moites vs moqués". 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 #132,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.