Which to use
“motorisé” is an adjective and “motors” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,883
- “motorisé” frequency rank
- #19,913
- “motors” frequency rank
- 47796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motorisé | motors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est équipé d’un moteur. | Pluriel de motor. |
Where the eye mixes motorisé and motors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. motorisé runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against motors's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between motorisé and motors
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: motorisé is \mɔ.tɔ.ʁi.ze\ while motors is \ˈməʊ.təz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motorisé is recorded at frequency rank #27,883, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.tɔ.ʁi.ze\. motors is at rank #19,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈməʊ.təz\.
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 47796, this pair ranks #184,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motorisé vs motors
Shared letters: morst. Private to "motorisé": ié. Private to "motors": -.
"motorisé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "motors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- motors ← mmotors · mootrs · motorrs · motorss · motosr · motros · mottors · mtoors
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "motorisé" for "motors" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "motorisé" or "motors" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "motorisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motorisé" and "motors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "motorisé vs motorisée". 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 #184,075 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.