Which to use
“mondo” and “mords” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,231
- “mondo” frequency rank
- #34,200
- “mords” frequency rank
- 83431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mondo | mords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de mondar. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de mordre. |
Where the eye mixes mondo and mords
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mondo (CVCCV) and mords (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mondo and mords
A purely visual mix-up. mondo (\ˈmon.do\) and mords (\mɔʁ\) 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 83431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mondo is recorded at frequency rank #49,231, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈmon.do\. mords is at rank #34,200, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔʁ\.
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 83431, this pair ranks #14,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mondo vs mords
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "mondo": n. Private to "mords": rs.
"mondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mondo" and "mords" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mondo" or "mords" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mondo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mondo" and "mords" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mondo vs Monza". 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 #14,851 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.