Which to use
“magret” and “mart” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,201
- “magret” frequency rank
- #22,615
- “mart” frequency rank
- 71816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magret | mart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Filet de viande maigre découpé à partir de la poitrine d’une oie ou d’un canard gras. | Mars. |
Where the eye mixes magret and mart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses magret with mart
A purely visual mix-up. magret (\ma.ɡʁɛ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71816, 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\. 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 71816, this pair ranks #46,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magret vs mart
Shared letters: amrt. Private to "magret": eg. Private to "mart": -.
"magret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magret" and "mart" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "magret" or "mart"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "magret" and "mart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magret" 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 #46,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magret" and "mart" 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 #46,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.