Which to use
“mordu” is an adjective and “mordue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,196
- “mordu” frequency rank
- #49,238
- “mordue” frequency rank
- 66434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mordu | mordue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été entamé par les dents. | Passionnée ; fan. |
Same sound, different letters: mordu vs mordue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. mordu runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mordue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - mordu and mordue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mordu and mordue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔʁ.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mordu” sits inside “mordue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mordu is recorded at frequency rank #17,196, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔʁ.dy\. mordue is at rank #49,238, tagged as anoun, 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 66434, this pair ranks #67,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mordu vs mordue
Shared letters: dmoru. Private to "mordu": -. Private to "mordue": e.
"mordu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mordue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mordu" for "mordue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mordu" vs "mordue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mordu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mordue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mordu" and "mordue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mordor 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 #67,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.