moulagevsmoulantWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: moulage is a noun, moulant is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“moulage” is a noun and “moulant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,136
“moulage” frequency rank
#36,057
“moulant” frequency rank
63193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moulage moulant
Definition Action de mouler, de couler une matière dans un moule creux pour l'obtention d'un objet après solidification ; fonte. Qualifie un vêtement très serré qui colle au corps et en laisse apparaître ses formes.

Letter map: moulage vs moulant

Shared letters muted; letters that set moulage and moulant apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. moulage (CVVCVCV) and moulant (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
moulage
7 ch
moulant

Grammar separator: moulage vs moulant

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moulage is anoun and moulantanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moulage is recorded at frequency rank #27,136, classified as anoun, pronounced \mu.laʒ\. moulant is at rank #36,057, tagged as anadj.

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 63193, this pair ranks #83,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moulage vs moulant

Shared letters: almou. Private to "moulage": eg. Private to "moulant": nt.

"moulage" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "moulant" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moulagemmoulage · moluage · moualge · moulaeg · moulagge · moulgae · moullage · muolage
  • moulantmmoulant · moluant · moualnt · moulannt · moulantt · moulatn · moullant · moulnat

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "moulage" and "moulant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moulage" is a noun and "moulant" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "moulage" or "moulant"?
"moulage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,136 in our French list, against #36,057 for "moulant". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "moulage" and "moulant".

  • Full dictionary entry for "moulage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moulant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moulage" and "moulant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulant vs moulinet". 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 #83,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list