Which to use
“moulu” and “mous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,903
- “moulu” frequency rank
- #21,092
- “mous” frequency rank
- 67995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moulu | mous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Broyé, pulvérisé dans un moulin | Masculin pluriel de mou. |
Where the eye mixes moulu and mous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. moulu runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against mous's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between moulu and mous
A purely visual mix-up. moulu (\mu.ly\) and mous (\mu\) 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 67995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moulu is recorded at frequency rank #46,903, classified as anadj, pronounced \mu.ly\. mous is at rank #21,092, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mu\.
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 67995, this pair ranks #61,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moulu vs mous
Shared letters: mou. Private to "moulu": l. Private to "mous": s.
"moulu" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moulu" and "mous" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "moulu" vs "mous" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "moulu" and "mous" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moulu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moulu" and "mous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulu vs Moura". 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 #61,048 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.