Which to use
“majority” and “maturity” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,227
- “majority” frequency rank
- #8,689
- “maturity” frequency rank
- 9916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | majority | maturity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | More than half (50%) of some group. | The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression. |
Where the eye mixes majority and maturity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: majority vs maturity
A purely visual mix-up. majority (/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/) and maturity (/məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
majority is recorded at frequency rank #1,227, classified as anoun, pronounced /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/. maturity is at rank #8,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/.
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 9916, this pair ranks #494,940 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of majority vs maturity
Shared letters: aimrty. Private to "majority": jo. Private to "maturity": u.
"majority" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "maturity" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "majority" for "maturity" ever safe?
Frequency check: "majority" vs "maturity" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "majority" and "maturity" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "majority" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maturity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #494,940 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "majority" and "maturity" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "majority vs majorly". 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 #494,940 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.