Which to use
“mage” and “mami” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,491
- “mage” frequency rank
- #45,158
- “mami” frequency rank
- 65649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mage | mami |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prêtre de la religion de Zoroastre, chez les Perses et les Mèdes. | Nourrisson, petit enfant. |
Where the eye mixes mage and mami
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mage and mami follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mage with mami
A purely visual mix-up. mage (\maʒ\) and mami (\ma.mi\) 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 65649, 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\. mami is at rank #45,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.mi\.
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 65649, this pair ranks #71,389 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mage vs mami
Shared letters: am. Private to "mage": eg. Private to "mami": i.
"mage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mami" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mage" and "mami" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mage" or "mami"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mami" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,389 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mage" and "mami" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mami vs memo". 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 #71,389 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.