Which to use
“motiver” and “mutiler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,747
- “motiver” frequency rank
- #40,385
- “mutiler” frequency rank
- 51132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motiver | mutiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apporter de la motivation. | Retrancher un membre ou quelque autre partie extérieure du corps. |
Where the eye mixes motiver and mutiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between motiver and mutiler
A purely visual mix-up. motiver (\mɔ.ti.ve\) and mutiler (\my.ti.le\) 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 51132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motiver is recorded at frequency rank #10,747, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.ti.ve\. mutiler is at rank #40,385, tagged as averb, pronounced \my.ti.le\.
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 51132, this pair ranks #157,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motiver vs mutiler
Shared letters: eimrt. Private to "motiver": ov. Private to "mutiler": lu.
"motiver" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mutiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "motiver" and "mutiler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "motiver" or "mutiler" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "motiver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motiver" and "mutiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moutier vs mutiler". 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 #157,336 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.