Which to use
“morton” and “moutons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,048
- “morton” frequency rank
- #7,089
- “moutons” frequency rank
- 36137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morton | moutons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agaric meurtrier. | Pluriel de mouton. |
Where the eye mixes morton and moutons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. morton runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against moutons's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: morton vs moutons
A purely visual mix-up. morton (\mɔʁ.tɔ̃\) and moutons (\mu.tɔ̃\) 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 36137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
morton is recorded at frequency rank #29,048, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ.tɔ̃\. moutons is at rank #7,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mu.tɔ̃\.
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 36137, this pair ranks #271,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of morton vs moutons
Shared letters: mnot. Private to "morton": r. Private to "moutons": su.
"morton" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "moutons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "morton" and "moutons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "morton" or "moutons"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "morton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moutons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morton" and "moutons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mordor vs morton". 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 #271,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.