Which to use
“maigres” and “maintes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,476
- “maigres” frequency rank
- #10,028
- “maintes” frequency rank
- 27504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigres | maintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de maigre. | Féminin pluriel de maint. |
Where the eye mixes maigres and maintes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maigres and maintes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses maigres with maintes
A purely visual mix-up. maigres (\mɛɡʁ\) and maintes (\mɛ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27504, 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\. maintes is at rank #10,028, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɛ̃t\.
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 27504, this pair ranks #328,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maigres vs maintes
Shared letters: aeims. Private to "maigres": gr. Private to "maintes": nt.
"maigres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "maintes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maigres" and "maintes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maigres" vs "maintes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maigres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maintes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigres" and "maintes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs maigres". 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 #328,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.