Which to use
“mondes” and “mottes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,320
- “mondes” frequency rank
- #47,469
- “mottes” frequency rank
- 53789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mondes | mottes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de monde. | Pluriel de motte. |
Where the eye mixes mondes and mottes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mondes and mottes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mondes vs mottes
A purely visual mix-up. mondes (\mɔ̃d\) and mottes (\mɔt\) 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 53789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mondes is recorded at frequency rank #6,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃d\. mottes is at rank #47,469, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔt\.
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 53789, this pair ranks #138,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mondes vs mottes
Shared letters: emos. Private to "mondes": dn. Private to "mottes": t.
"mondes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mottes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mondes" and "mottes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mondes" vs "mottes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mondes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mottes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mondes" and "mottes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mottes vs muettes". 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 #138,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.