Which to use
“mood” and “mort” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,434
- “mood” frequency rank
- #187
- “mort” frequency rank
- 37621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mood | mort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Humeur, état d'esprit. | Arrêt définitif des fonctions vitales (assimilation de nutriments, respiration, fonctionnement du système nerveux central). |
Where the eye mixes mood and mort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mood vs mort
A purely visual mix-up. mood (\muːd\) and mort (\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 37621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mood is recorded at frequency rank #37,434, classified as anoun, pronounced \muːd\. mort is at rank #187, tagged as anoun, 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 37621, this pair ranks #261,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mood vs mort
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mood": d. Private to "mort": rt.
"mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mood" for "mort" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mood" or "mort"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mood" and "mort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mood vs mud". 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 #261,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.