Which to use
“mort” and “morve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #187
- “mort” frequency rank
- #41,907
- “morve” frequency rank
- 42094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mort | morve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arrêt définitif des fonctions vitales (assimilation de nutriments, respiration, fonctionnement du système nerveux central). | Maladie bactérienne grave, avec fièvre, atteignant notamment la peau et les muqueuses, à laquelle les équidés (chevaux, ânes, etc.) sont sujets et qui est très contagieuse entre eux, surtout lors de rassemblements, et peut atteindre d’autres animaux et rarement l’être humain (zoonose). |
Where the eye mixes mort and morve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mort vs morve
A purely visual mix-up. mort (\mɔʁ\) and morve (\mɔʁv\) 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 42094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mort is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\. morve is at rank #41,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁv\.
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 42094, this pair ranks #228,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mort vs morve
Shared letters: mor. Private to "mort": t. Private to "morve": ev.
"mort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "morve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mort" for "morve" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "mort" or "morve" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mort" and "morve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mort" and "morve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs morve". 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 #228,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.