Which to use
“moue” and “mur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,453
- “moue” frequency rank
- #1,531
- “mur” frequency rank
- 30984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moue | mur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grimace que l’on fait en rapprochant et en allongeant les lèvres, en signe de dérision ou de mécontentement. | Édification généralement verticale élevée en divers matériaux, pour enclore un espace, séparer des pièces, ou soutenir quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes moue and mur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: moue vs mur
A purely visual mix-up. moue (\mu\) and mur (\myʁ\) 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 30984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moue is recorded at frequency rank #29,453, classified as anoun, pronounced \mu\. mur is at rank #1,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced \myʁ\.
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 30984, this pair ranks #306,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moue vs mur
Shared letters: mu. Private to "moue": eo. Private to "mur": r.
"moue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moue ← mmoue · moeu · muoe · omue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moue" for "mur" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moue" or "mur"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "moue" and "mur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moue" and "mur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moue vs mud". 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 #306,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.