Which to use
“moyennes” and “moyens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,694
- “moyennes” frequency rank
- #793
- “moyens” frequency rank
- 5487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moyennes | moyens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de moyen. | Masculin pluriel de moyen. |
Where the eye mixes moyennes and moyens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. moyennes runs 8 letters (CVVVCCVC) against moyens's 6 (CVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: moyennes vs moyens
A purely visual mix-up. moyennes (\mwa.jɛn\) and moyens (\mwa.jɛ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moyennes is recorded at frequency rank #4,694, classified as anadj, pronounced \mwa.jɛn\. moyens is at rank #793, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mwa.jɛ̃\.
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 5487, this pair ranks #428,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moyennes vs moyens
Shared letters: emnosy. Private to "moyennes": -. Private to "moyens": -.
"moyennes" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "moyens" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moyennes" and "moyens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "moyennes" or "moyens"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moyennes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moyens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moyennes" and "moyens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moyens vs moyeu". 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 #428,885 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.