Which to use
“magique” and “modique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,272
- “magique” frequency rank
- #26,444
- “modique” frequency rank
- 29716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magique | modique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la magie. | Qui est peu considérable pécuniairement ; de peu de valeur. |
Where the eye mixes magique and modique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. magique and modique follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between magique and modique
A purely visual mix-up. magique (\ma.ʒik\) and modique (\mɔ.dik\) 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 29716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magique is recorded at frequency rank #3,272, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʒik\. modique is at rank #26,444, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.dik\.
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 29716, this pair ranks #314,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magique vs modique
Shared letters: eimqu. Private to "magique": ag. Private to "modique": do.
"magique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "modique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magique" and "modique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "magique" vs "modique" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magique" and "modique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélodique vs modique". 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 #314,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.