Which to use
“mori” and “move” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,605
- “mori” frequency rank
- #21,699
- “move” frequency rank
- 57304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mori | move |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marabout. | Mouvement, geste, action, acte. |
Where the eye mixes mori and move
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mori vs move
A purely visual mix-up. mori (\mó.ri\) and move (\muːv\) 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 57304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mori is recorded at frequency rank #35,605, classified as anoun, pronounced \mó.ri\. move is at rank #21,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \muːv\.
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 57304, this pair ranks #115,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mori vs move
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mori": ir. Private to "move": ev.
"mori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mori" for "move" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mori" vs "move" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mori" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "move" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mori" and "move" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Méry vs mori". 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 #115,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.