Which to use
“maigret” is an adjective and “maigri” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,036
- “maigret” frequency rank
- #43,540
- “maigri” frequency rank
- 87576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigret | maigri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Un peu trop maigre, chétif, maigrichon. | Participe passé masculin singulier de maigrir. |
Where the eye mixes maigret and maigri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maigret runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against maigri's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maigret vs maigri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maigret is \mɛ.ɡʁɛ\ 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 87576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maigret is recorded at frequency rank #44,036, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛ.ɡʁɛ\. 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 87576, this pair ranks #8,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maigret vs maigri
Shared letters: agimr. Private to "maigret": et. Private to "maigri": -.
"maigret" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "maigri" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maigret" for "maigri" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "maigret" or "maigri" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "maigret" 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 #8,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigret" and "maigri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs maigret". 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 #8,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.