Which to use
“maigret” is an adjective and “malgré” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,036
- “maigret” frequency rank
- #556
- “malgré” frequency rank
- 44592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigret | malgré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Un peu trop maigre, chétif, maigrichon. | Contre le vouloir de quelqu’un, contre le gré de. |
Where the eye mixes maigret and malgré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. maigret runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against malgré's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maigret vs malgré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maigret is \mɛ.ɡʁɛ\ while malgré is \mal.ɡʁe\. 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 preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44592, 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\. malgré is at rank #556, tagged as aprep, pronounced \mal.ɡʁe\.
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 44592, this pair ranks #209,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maigret vs malgré
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "maigret": eit. Private to "malgré": lé.
"maigret" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "malgré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maigret ← amigret · magiret · maigert · maiggret · maigrett · maigrret · maigrte · mairget
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maigret" and "malgré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maigret" vs "malgré" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maigret" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malgré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigret" and "malgré" 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 #209,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.