maths
\mat\
The verdict
“maths” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,784
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mathématiques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maths · maths · French
maths · rank #5,784 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,784
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH manquait
Nearest frequency peer: manquait (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “maths”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- manga
manga
94,220 corpus weight
- manifester
manifester
94,219 corpus weight
- manquait
manquait
94,218 corpus weight
- maths
maths
94,217 corpus weight
- militant
militant
94,216 corpus weight
- monstres
monstres
94,215 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “maths” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maths |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mat\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,784 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “maths” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around maths (IPA \mat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,784 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mathématiques.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for maths, with forms such as "amths", "mahts", and "mathhs". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mots", "mets", "matt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is maths, spelled M-A-T-H-S.
Definition
- 1Mathématiques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maths appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Voilà qui étaient vraiment nos polytechniciens. Des polymagiciens de pacotille, forts en maths, certes, mais sans un sou de jugeote.
« Au temps pour moi », concède ma prof de maths quand quelqu'un relève une erreur au tableau.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amths
- mahts
- mathhs
- mathss
- matsh
- matths
- mmaths
- mtahs
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maths - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maths", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "maths". Here's where to go from here.
- "maths" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mots". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,784 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.