Which to use
“macros” and “madras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,776
- “macros” frequency rank
- #40,852
- “madras” frequency rank
- 90628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macros | madras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de macro. | Étoffe dont la chaîne est de soie et la trame de coton, et qui est ainsi nommée parce qu’elle a été fabriquée d’abord à Madras, ville de l’Inde. |
Where the eye mixes macros and madras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between macros and madras
A purely visual mix-up. macros (\ma.kʁo\) and madras (\ma.dʁɑs\) 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 90628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macros is recorded at frequency rank #49,776, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.kʁo\. madras is at rank #40,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.dʁɑs\.
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 90628, this pair ranks #4,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of macros vs madras
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "macros": co. Private to "madras": d.
"macros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "madras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macros" and "madras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "macros" or "madras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "macros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "madras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macros" and "madras" 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 #4,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.