Which to use
“mole” and “morve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- #41,907
- “morve” frequency rank
- 80830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | morve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³. | Maladie bactérienne grave, avec fièvre, atteignant notamment la peau et les muqueuses, à laquelle les équidés (chevaux, ânes, etc.) sont sujets et qui est très contagieuse entre eux, surtout lors de rassemblements, et peut atteindre d’autres animaux et rarement l’être humain (zoonose). |
Where the eye mixes mole and morve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against morve's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mole vs morve
A purely visual mix-up. mole (\mɔl\) and morve (\mɔʁv\) 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 80830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mole is recorded at frequency rank #38,923, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\. morve is at rank #41,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁv\.
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 80830, this pair ranks #20,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs morve
Shared letters: emo. Private to "mole": l. Private to "morve": rv.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "morve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mole" and "morve" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mole" or "morve"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mole" and "morve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "morve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs morve". 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 #20,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.