Which to use
“mojo” and “motos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,899
- “mojo” frequency rank
- #13,010
- “motos” frequency rank
- 52909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mojo | motos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propension à réussir dans ses entreprises ; charisme. | Pluriel de moto. |
Where the eye mixes mojo and motos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mojo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against motos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mojo and motos
A purely visual mix-up. mojo (\mod.ʒo\) and motos (\mo.to\) 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 52909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mojo is recorded at frequency rank #39,899, classified as anoun, pronounced \mod.ʒo\. motos is at rank #13,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mo.to\.
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 52909, this pair ranks #144,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mojo vs motos
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mojo": j. Private to "motos": st.
"mojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "motos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mojo" and "motos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mojo" vs "motos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mojo" and "motos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mito vs mojo". 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 #144,419 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.