Which to use
“molles” is an adjective and “momies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,445
- “molles” frequency rank
- #38,924
- “momies” frequency rank
- 65369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molles | momies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de mou. | Pluriel de momie. |
Where the eye mixes molles and momies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses molles with momies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: molles is \mɔl\ while momies is \mɔ.mi\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molles is recorded at frequency rank #26,445, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔl\. momies is at rank #38,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.mi\.
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 65369, this pair ranks #72,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of molles vs momies
Shared letters: emos. Private to "molles": l. Private to "momies": i.
"molles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "momies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molles" for "momies" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "molles" or "momies" 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 "molles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "momies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molles" and "momies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "momies vs moqués". 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 #72,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.