Which to use
“mol” and “mou” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,654
- “mol” frequency rank
- #8,739
- “mou” frequency rank
- 37393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mol | mou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin singulier de mou devant une voyelle ou un h muet, et plus rarement devant une consonne. | Qui cède facilement au toucher, qui reçoit facilement l’impression des autres corps. |
Where the eye mixes mol and mou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mol vs mou
A purely visual mix-up. mol (\mɔl\) and mou (\mu\) 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 a single letter - l in “mol” becomes u in “mou”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mol is recorded at frequency rank #28,654, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔl\. mou is at rank #8,739, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mu\.
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 37393, this pair ranks #262,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mol vs mou
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mol": l. Private to "mou": u.
"mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mol" and "mou" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mol" or "mou"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mol" and "mou" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mol" and "mou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mol vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.