Which to use
“magiques” and “maniaques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,352
- “magiques” frequency rank
- #49,206
- “maniaques” frequency rank
- 59558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magiques | maniaques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de magique. | Pluriel de maniaque. |
Where the eye mixes magiques and maniaques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. magiques runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against maniaques's 9 (CVCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: magiques vs maniaques
A purely visual mix-up. magiques (\ma.ʒik\) and maniaques (\ma.njak\) 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 59558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magiques is recorded at frequency rank #10,352, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʒik\. maniaques is at rank #49,206, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.njak\.
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 59558, this pair ranks #102,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magiques vs maniaques
Shared letters: aeimqsu. Private to "magiques": g. Private to "maniaques": n.
"magiques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "maniaques" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magiques" for "maniaques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "magiques" or "maniaques"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "magiques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maniaques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magiques" and "maniaques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maniaque vs maniaques". 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 #102,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.