Which to use
“mole” is a noun and “moya” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- #45,744
- “moya” frequency rank
- 84667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | moya |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe moyer. |
Where the eye mixes mole and moya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mole (CVCV) and moya (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: mole vs moya
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mole is \mɔl\ while moya is \mwa.ja\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84667, 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\. moya is at rank #45,744, tagged as averb, pronounced \mwa.ja\.
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 84667, this pair ranks #12,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs moya
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mole": el. Private to "moya": ay.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "moya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mole" and "moya" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mole" or "moya"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "moya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Monza vs moya". 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 #12,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.