Which to use
“magret” and “mares” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,201
- “magret” frequency rank
- #30,698
- “mares” frequency rank
- 79899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magret | mares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Filet de viande maigre découpé à partir de la poitrine d’une oie ou d’un canard gras. | Pluriel de mare. |
Where the eye mixes magret and mares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: magret vs mares
A purely visual mix-up. magret (\ma.ɡʁɛ\) and mares (\maʁ\) 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 79899, 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\. mares is at rank #30,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ\.
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 79899, this pair ranks #22,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magret vs mares
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "magret": gt. Private to "mares": s.
"magret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "magret" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magret" and "mares" 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 #22,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.