Which to use
“moraux” and “mordu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,259
- “moraux” frequency rank
- #17,196
- “mordu” frequency rank
- 35455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moraux | mordu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de moral. | Qui a été entamé par les dents. |
Where the eye mixes moraux and mordu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. moraux runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against mordu's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: moraux vs mordu
A purely visual mix-up. moraux (\mɔ.ʁo\) and mordu (\mɔʁ.dy\) 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 35455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moraux is recorded at frequency rank #18,259, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.ʁo\. mordu is at rank #17,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔʁ.dy\.
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 35455, this pair ranks #276,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moraux vs mordu
Shared letters: moru. Private to "moraux": ax. Private to "mordu": d.
"moraux" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "mordu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moraux" and "mordu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "moraux" or "mordu"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "moraux" and "mordu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moraux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mordu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moraux" and "mordu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moraux vs mordue". 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 #276,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.