Which to use
“maigre” and “maine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,733
- “maigre” frequency rank
- #8,880
- “maine” frequency rank
- 17613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigre | maine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui contient peu ou pas de graisse ou de liant. | Grand. |
Letter map: maigre vs maine
Shared letters muted; letters that set maigre and maine apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - maigre / maine
maigre and maine are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maigre is recorded at frequency rank #8,733, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛɡʁ\. maine is at rank #8,880, tagged as anadj.
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 17613, this pair ranks #382,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maigre vs maine
Shared letters: aeim. Private to "maigre": gr. Private to "maine": n.
"maigre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "maine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maigre" and "maine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maigre" or "maine"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maigre" and "maine".
- Full dictionary entry for "maigre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigre" and "maine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs maine". 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 #382,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.