Which to use
“mahé” is a postp and “math” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,035
- “mahé” frequency rank
- #11,994
- “math” frequency rank
- 56029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mahé | math |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans, dedans. | Variante orthographique de maths. |
Where the eye mixes mahé and math
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mahé vs math
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mahé is \ma.ˈhe\ while math is \mat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (postp vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mahé is recorded at frequency rank #44,035, classified as apostp, pronounced \ma.ˈhe\. math is at rank #11,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mat\.
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 56029, this pair ranks #123,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mahé vs math
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "mahé": é. Private to "math": t.
"mahé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "math" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- math ← amth · maht · mathh · matth · mmath · mtah
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mahé" and "math" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mahé" vs "math" - 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 "mahé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "math" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mahé" and "math" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mahé vs MWh". 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 #123,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.