Which to use
“moy” is a pronoun and “mug” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,612
- “moy” frequency rank
- #31,613
- “mug” frequency rank
- 63225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moy | mug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de moi. | Grande tasse dont la forme et la capacité rappellent une chope. |
Letter map: moy vs mug
Shared letters muted; letters that set moy and mug apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for moy / mug
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moy is apronoun and muganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moy is recorded at frequency rank #31,612, classified as apron. mug is at rank #31,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœɡ\.
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 63225, this pair ranks #83,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moy vs mug
Shared letters: m. Private to "moy": oy. Private to "mug": gu.
"moy" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mug" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moy" for "mug" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "moy" or "mug" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "moy" vs "mug" 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 "mug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moy" and "mug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mug vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #83,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.