molevsmoserWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“mole” and “moser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,923
“mole” frequency rank
#46,902
“moser” frequency rank
85825
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mole moser
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. Petit bâton (en bois, en verre, en métal, etc.) terminé par une étoile, que l'on utilise pour diminuer le nombre de bulles dans une boisson que l’on juge trop gazeuse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mole and moser apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
mole
5 ch
moser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

mole and moser are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85825, 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\. moser is at rank #46,902, tagged as anoun.

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 85825, this pair ranks #10,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mole vs moser

Shared letters: emo. Private to "mole": l. Private to "moser": rs.

"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "moser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • molemloe · mmole · moel · omle
  • mosermmoser · moesr · moserr · mosser · msoer · omser

Frequency comparison

mole#38,923
moser#46,902

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mole" and "moser" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "mole" or "moser"?
"mole" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,923 in our French list, against #46,902 for "moser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mole vs moser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list