Which to use
“move” and “mue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,699
- “move” frequency rank
- #19,916
- “mue” frequency rank
- 41615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | move | mue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mouvement, geste, action, acte. | Changement de poil, de plumes, de peau, de cornes, etc., qui arrive aux animaux, ou tous les ans, ou à certaines époques de leur vie. |
Where the eye mixes move and mue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between move and mue
A purely visual mix-up. move (\muːv\) and mue (\my\) 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 41615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
move is recorded at frequency rank #21,699, classified as anoun, pronounced \muːv\. mue is at rank #19,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced \my\.
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 41615, this pair ranks #231,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of move vs mue
Shared letters: em. Private to "move": ov. Private to "mue": u.
"move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- move ← mmove · moev · movve · mvoe · omve
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "move" and "mue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "move" or "mue" show up more?
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 "move" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "move" and "mue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs move". 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 #231,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.