Which to use
“mood” and “motos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,434
- “mood” frequency rank
- #13,010
- “motos” frequency rank
- 50444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mood | motos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Humeur, état d'esprit. | Pluriel de moto. |
Where the eye mixes mood and motos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mood runs 4 letters (CVVC) against motos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mood with motos
A purely visual mix-up. mood (\muːd\) and motos (\mo.to\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50444, 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\. motos is at rank #13,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mo.to\.
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 50444, this pair ranks #162,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mood vs motos
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mood": d. Private to "motos": st.
"mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "motos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mood" and "motos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mood" vs "motos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mood" and "motos" 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 #162,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.