Which to use
“motions” and “motos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,452
- “motions” frequency rank
- #13,010
- “motos” frequency rank
- 42462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motions | motos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de motion. | Pluriel de moto. |
Where the eye mixes motions and motos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. motions runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against motos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between motions and motos
A purely visual mix-up. motions (\mɔ.sjɔ̃\) and motos (\mo.to\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motions is recorded at frequency rank #29,452, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.sjɔ̃\. motos is at rank #13,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mo.to\.
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 42462, this pair ranks #225,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motions vs motos
Shared letters: most. Private to "motions": in. Private to "motos": -.
"motions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "motos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "motions" and "motos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "motions" or "motos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "motions" and "motos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "motions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motions" and "motos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montons vs motions". 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 #225,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.