Which to use
“montages” and “moulages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,678
- “montages” frequency rank
- #45,742
- “moulages” frequency rank
- 62420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montages | moulages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de montage. | Pluriel de moulage. |
Where the eye mixes montages and moulages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. montages (CVCCVCVC) and moulages (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses montages with moulages
A purely visual mix-up. montages (\mɔ̃.taʒ\) and moulages (\mu.laʒ\) 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 62420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montages is recorded at frequency rank #16,678, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃.taʒ\. moulages is at rank #45,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mu.laʒ\.
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 62420, this pair ranks #87,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of montages vs moulages
Shared letters: aegmos. Private to "montages": nt. Private to "moulages": lu.
"montages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "moulages" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "montages" and "moulages" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "montages" or "moulages"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "montages" and "moulages" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "montages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moulages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montages" and "moulages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulages vs moulures". 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 #87,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.