Which to use
“magiques” and “mimiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,352
- “magiques” frequency rank
- #41,408
- “mimiques” frequency rank
- 51760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magiques | mimiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de magique. | Pluriel de mimique. |
Where the eye mixes magiques and mimiques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. magiques and mimiques follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between magiques and mimiques
A purely visual mix-up. magiques (\ma.ʒik\) and mimiques (\mi.mik\) 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 51760, 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\. mimiques is at rank #41,408, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.mik\.
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 51760, this pair ranks #152,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magiques vs mimiques
Shared letters: eimqsu. Private to "magiques": ag. Private to "mimiques": -.
"magiques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "mimiques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magiques" and "mimiques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magiques" vs "mimiques" - which ranks higher?
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 "mimiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magiques" and "mimiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magiques 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 #152,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.