Which to use
“macros” and “micros” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,776
- “macros” frequency rank
- #17,766
- “micros” frequency rank
- 67542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macros | micros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de macro. | Pluriel de micro. |
Where the eye mixes macros and micros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between macros and micros
A purely visual mix-up. macros (\ma.kʁo\) and micros (\mi.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 a single letter - a in “macros” becomes i in “micros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67542, 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\. micros is at rank #17,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.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 67542, this pair ranks #62,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of macros vs micros
Shared letters: cmors. Private to "macros": a. Private to "micros": i.
"macros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "micros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macros" and "micros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "macros" or "micros" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "macros" and "micros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "macros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "micros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macros" and "micros" 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 #62,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.