Which to use
“magic” and “maid” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,190
- “magic” frequency rank
- #49,778
- “maid” frequency rank
- 61968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magic | maid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie. | Servant·e, bonne, soubrette, généralement une femme. |
Where the eye mixes magic and maid
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: magic vs maid
A purely visual mix-up. magic (\ˈmædʒ.ɪk\) and maid (\med\) 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 61968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magic is recorded at frequency rank #12,190, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmædʒ.ɪk\. maid is at rank #49,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced \med\.
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 61968, this pair ranks #89,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magic vs maid
Shared letters: aim. Private to "magic": cg. Private to "maid": d.
"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "maid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magic" and "maid" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magic" vs "maid" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magic" and "maid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs mud". 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 #89,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.