Which to use
“moulage” and “moule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,136
- “moulage” frequency rank
- #9,699
- “moule” frequency rank
- 36835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moulage | moule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de mouler, de couler une matière dans un moule creux pour l'obtention d'un objet après solidification ; fonte. | Mollusque bivalve, comestible, dont la coquille est de forme oblongue. |
Where the eye mixes moulage and moule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. moulage runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against moule's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between moulage and moule
A purely visual mix-up. moulage (\mu.laʒ\) and moule (\mul\) 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 36835, 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\. moule is at rank #9,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mul\.
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 36835, this pair ranks #266,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moulage vs moule
Shared letters: elmou. Private to "moulage": ag. Private to "moule": -.
"moulage" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "moule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moulage" for "moule" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moulage" or "moule"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "moulage" and "moule" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moulage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moulage" and "moule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulage vs moulages". 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 #266,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.