Which to use
“mordre” and “moudre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,429
- “mordre” frequency rank
- #32,919
- “moudre” frequency rank
- 46348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mordre | moudre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serrer avec les dents de manière à entamer. | Mettre en poudre au moyen d’un moulin. |
Where the eye mixes mordre and moudre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mordre (CVCCCV) and moudre (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mordre and moudre
A purely visual mix-up. mordre (\mɔʁdʁ\) and moudre (\mudʁ\) 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 a single letter - r in “mordre” becomes u in “moudre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mordre is recorded at frequency rank #13,429, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔʁdʁ\. moudre is at rank #32,919, tagged as averb, pronounced \mudʁ\.
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 46348, this pair ranks #195,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mordre vs moudre
Shared letters: demor. Private to "mordre": -. Private to "moudre": u.
"mordre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "moudre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mordre" and "moudre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mordre" or "moudre"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mordre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moudre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mordre" and "moudre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs moudre". 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 #195,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.