Which to use
“macaron” and “macros” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,903
- “macaron” frequency rank
- #49,776
- “macros” frequency rank
- 87679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macaron | macros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite pâtisserie ronde, dans laquelle il entre principalement des amandes et du sucre. | Pluriel de macro. |
Where the eye mixes macaron and macros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses macaron with macros
A purely visual mix-up. macaron (\ma.ka.ʁɔ̃\) and macros (\ma.kʁo\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macaron is recorded at frequency rank #37,903, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ka.ʁɔ̃\. macros is at rank #49,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.kʁo\.
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 87679, this pair ranks #7,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of macaron vs macros
Shared letters: acmor. Private to "macaron": n. Private to "macros": s.
"macaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "macros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macaron" and "macros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "macaron" vs "macros" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "macaron" and "macros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "macaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "macros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macaron" and "macros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs microns". 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 #7,947 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.