Which to use
“moulures” and “mouture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,920
- “moulures” frequency rank
- #26,803
- “mouture” frequency rank
- 59723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moulures | mouture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moulure. | Action de moudre du blé, mais aussi d’autres grains. |
Where the eye mixes moulures and mouture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. moulures runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against mouture's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: moulures vs mouture
A purely visual mix-up. moulures (\mu.lyʁ\) and mouture (\mu.tyʁ\) 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 59723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moulures is recorded at frequency rank #32,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \mu.lyʁ\. mouture is at rank #26,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mu.tyʁ\.
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 59723, this pair ranks #101,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moulures vs mouture
Shared letters: emoru. Private to "moulures": ls. Private to "mouture": t.
"moulures" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "mouture" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moulures" and "mouture" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moulures" or "mouture"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moulures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moulures" and "mouture" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulages vs moulures". 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 #101,521 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.