Which to use
“mage” is a noun and “mahé” is a postp - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,491
- “mage” frequency rank
- #44,035
- “mahé” frequency rank
- 64526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mage | mahé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prêtre de la religion de Zoroastre, chez les Perses et les Mèdes. | Dans, dedans. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mage and mahé apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mage is \maʒ\ while mahé is \ma.ˈhe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs postp), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mage is recorded at frequency rank #20,491, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʒ\. mahé is at rank #44,035, tagged as apostp, pronounced \ma.ˈhe\.
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 64526, this pair ranks #76,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mage vs mahé
Shared letters: am. Private to "mage": eg. Private to "mahé": hé.
"mage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mahé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mage ← amge · maeg · magge · mgae · mmage
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering mage vs mahé
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mage”; for a postp, it's “mahé”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mage” entry
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