Which to use
“molle” and “morve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,319
- “molle” frequency rank
- #41,907
- “morve” frequency rank
- 56226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molle | morve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poudre de charbon mélangée avec de la stérile. | 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 molle and morve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. molle and morve follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: molle vs morve
A purely visual mix-up. molle (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molle is recorded at frequency rank #14,319, 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 56226, this pair ranks #122,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molle vs morve
Shared letters: emo. Private to "molle": l. Private to "morve": rv.
"molle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "morve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molle" for "morve" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "molle" or "morve" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "molle" 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 #122,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molle" 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 #122,431 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.