Which to use
“magot” and “mart” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,999
- “magot” frequency rank
- #22,615
- “mart” frequency rank
- 65614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magot | mart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gros singe sans queue, du genre des macaques. | Mars. |
Where the eye mixes magot and mart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between magot and mart
A purely visual mix-up. magot (\ma.ɡo\) and mart (\mɑrt\) 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 65614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magot is recorded at frequency rank #42,999, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ɡo\. mart is at rank #22,615, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑrt\.
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 65614, this pair ranks #71,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magot vs mart
Shared letters: amt. Private to "magot": go. Private to "mart": r.
"magot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magot" for "mart" ever safe?
Which is more common, "magot" or "mart"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "magot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magot" and "mart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magot vs magret". 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 #71,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.