maîtresses

\mɛ.tʁɛs\

/\mɛ.tʁɛs\/ adj

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The verdict

“maîtresses” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,391
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de maître.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maitresses · maîtresses · French

maîtresses · rank #21,391 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,391
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mayonnaise

Nearest frequency peer: mayonnaise (-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 « maîtresses »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « maîtresses » 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).

maîtresses vs maîtrises
80% similar
maîtresses vs mairesse
70% similar
maîtresses vs maîtresse
90% similar

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

Key facts for maîtresses
PropertyValue
Headwordmaîtresses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɛ.tʁɛs\
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,391
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « maîtresses »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.maîtressesse 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 « mayonnaise » (#21,390), « mei » (#21,392), « marrante » (#21,389). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « maîtresses » est au #21,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around maîtresses (IPA \mɛ.tʁɛs\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,391 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de maître.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for maîtresses, with forms such as "amîtresses", "maitresses", and "matîresses". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "maîtrises", "mairesse", "maîtresse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maîtresses, spelled M-A-Î-T-R-E-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de maître.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amîtresses
  • maitresses
  • matîresses
  • maîrtesses
  • maîtersses
  • maîtresess
  • maîtressess
  • maîtressse
  • maîtrresses
  • maîtrseses
  • maîttresses
  • mmaîtresses
  • mîatresses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amîtresses2maitresses1matîresses2maîrtesses2maîtersses2maîtresess2maîtressess1maîtressse2
Edit distance from "maîtresses"

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 "maîtresses"?
"maîtresses" is spelled M-A-Î-T-R-E-S-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁɛs\.
What does "maîtresses" mean?
As an adjective, "maîtresses" means: Féminin pluriel de maître.
What words are commonly confused with "maîtresses"?
"maîtresses" is commonly confused with "maîtrises", "mairesse", "maîtresse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maîtresses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maîtresses" is \mɛ.tʁɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maîtresses" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mayonnaise#21,390mensuelles#21,393marocaines#21,388majestueux#21,383

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

miliciens13 variantslocalisée13 variantsmépriser13 variantsillustrés13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list