maigrir

\mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\

/\mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“maigrir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,674
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devenir maigre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maigrir · maigrir · French

maigrir · rank #15,674 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,674
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH macédoine

Nearest frequency peer: macédoine (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « maigrir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « maigrir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

maigrir vs mairie
71% similar
maigrir vs migrer
71% similar
maigrir vs maigre
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for maigrir
PropertyValue
Headwordmaigrir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,674
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « maigrir »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.maigrirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « macédoine » (#15,673), « mangas » (#15,675), « légalisation » (#15,672). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « maigrir » est au #15,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around maigrir (IPA \mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,674 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for maigrir, with forms such as "amigrir", "magirir", and "maiggrir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "mairie", "migrer", "maigre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is maigrir, spelled M-A-I-G-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Devenir maigre.
  2. 2
    Faire paraître maigre.
  3. 3
    Faire maigrir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how maigrir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle me parût pâle et maigrie, en soupant.
  2. Tu maigris à vue d’œil, tu ne te nourris plus assez.

This word in other languages

slim(English)enflaquecer(Español)abmagern(Deutsch)emagrecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amigrir
  • magirir
  • maiggrir
  • maigirr
  • maigrirr
  • maigrri
  • maigrrir
  • mairgir
  • miagrir
  • mmaigrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maigrir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amigrir2magirir2maiggrir1maigirr2maigrirr1maigrri2maigrrir1mairgir2
Edit distance from "maigrir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maigrir"?
"maigrir" is spelled M-A-I-G-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\.
What does "maigrir" mean?
As a verb, "maigrir" means: Devenir maigre.
What words are commonly confused with "maigrir"?
"maigrir" is commonly confused with "mairie", "migrer", "maigre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maigrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maigrir" is \mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maigrir" come from?
"maigrir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maigrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lessive#15,668mettrai#15,681kiosque#15,664Montana#15,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Joachim10 variantsordonner10 variantspeluche10 variantsperdait10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list