Which to use
“maigre” is an adjective and “maistre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,733
- “maigre” frequency rank
- #32,062
- “maistre” frequency rank
- 40795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigre | maistre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui contient peu ou pas de graisse ou de liant. | Maître. |
Letter map: maigre vs maistre
Shared letters muted; letters that set maigre and maistre apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. maigre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against maistre's 7 (CVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: maigre vs maistre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maigre is anadjective and maistreanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40795, 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\. maistre is at rank #32,062, tagged as anoun.
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 40795, this pair ranks #237,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maigre vs maistre
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "maigre": g. Private to "maistre": st.
"maigre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "maistre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maigre" and "maistre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "maigre" vs "maistre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maigre" and "maistre".
- Full dictionary entry for "maigre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maistre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigre" and "maistre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mainte vs maistre". 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 #237,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.