Which to use
“morue” and “moule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,338
- “morue” frequency rank
- #9,699
- “moule” frequency rank
- 32037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morue | moule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poisson de mer du genre Gadus. | Mollusque bivalve, comestible, dont la coquille est de forme oblongue. |
Where the eye mixes morue and moule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: morue vs moule
A purely visual mix-up. morue (\mɔ.ʁy\) and moule (\mul\) 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 32037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
morue is recorded at frequency rank #22,338, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.ʁy\. moule is at rank #9,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mul\.
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 32037, this pair ranks #299,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of morue vs moule
Shared letters: emou. Private to "morue": r. Private to "moule": l.
"morue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "moule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "morue" and "moule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "morue" or "moule"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "morue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morue" and "moule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs morue". 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 #299,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.