Which to use
“moy” is a pronoun and “moya” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,612
- “moy” frequency rank
- #45,744
- “moya” frequency rank
- 77356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moy | moya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de moi. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe moyer. |
Letter map: moy vs moya
Shared letters muted; letters that set moy and moya apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moy runs 3 letters (CVV) against moya's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - moy and moya
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moy is apronoun and moyaaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “moy” sits inside “moya”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moy is recorded at frequency rank #31,612, classified as apron. moya is at rank #45,744, tagged as averb, pronounced \mwa.ja\.
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 77356, this pair ranks #28,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moy vs moya
Shared letters: moy. Private to "moy": -. Private to "moya": a.
"moy" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "moya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moya ← mmoya · moay · moyya · myoa · omya
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moy" and "moya" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "moy" or "moya"?
What to do next
Pair "moy" vs "moya" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moy" and "moya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Monza vs moya". 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 #28,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.