Which to use
“magret” and “maires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,201
- “magret” frequency rank
- #5,362
- “maires” frequency rank
- 54563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magret | maires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Filet de viande maigre découpé à partir de la poitrine d’une oie ou d’un canard gras. | Pluriel de maire. |
Where the eye mixes magret and maires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. magret (CVCCVC) and maires (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between magret and maires
A purely visual mix-up. magret (\ma.ɡʁɛ\) and maires (\mɛʁ\) 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 54563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magret is recorded at frequency rank #49,201, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ɡʁɛ\. maires is at rank #5,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɛʁ\.
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 54563, this pair ranks #133,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magret vs maires
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "magret": gt. Private to "maires": is.
"magret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "maires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magret" for "maires" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "magret" or "maires" show up more?
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 "magret" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magret" and "maires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs maigret". 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 #133,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.