Which to use
“maigres” is an adjective and “maigri” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,476
- “maigres” frequency rank
- #43,540
- “maigri” frequency rank
- 61016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigres | maigri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de maigre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de maigrir. |
Where the eye mixes maigres and maigri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maigres and maigri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maigres is \mɛɡʁ\ while maigri is \me.ɡʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maigres is recorded at frequency rank #17,476, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛɡʁ\. maigri is at rank #43,540, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.ɡʁi\.
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 61016, this pair ranks #94,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maigres vs maigri
Shared letters: agimr. Private to "maigres": es. Private to "maigri": -.
"maigres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "maigri" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maigres" and "maigri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maigres" vs "maigri" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maigres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maigri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigres" and "maigri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maigret vs maigri". 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 #94,522 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.