Which to use
“maigri” and “maigrir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,540
- “maigri” frequency rank
- #15,674
- “maigrir” frequency rank
- 59214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigri | maigrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de maigrir. | Devenir maigre. |
Where the eye mixes maigri and maigrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maigri runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against maigrir's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maigri and maigrir
A purely visual mix-up. maigri (\me.ɡʁi\) and maigrir (\mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “maigri” sits inside “maigrir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maigri is recorded at frequency rank #43,540, classified as averb, pronounced \me.ɡʁi\. maigrir is at rank #15,674, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\.
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 59214, this pair ranks #104,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maigri vs maigrir
Shared letters: agimr. Private to "maigri": -. Private to "maigrir": -.
"maigri" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "maigrir" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maigri" and "maigrir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "maigri" vs "maigrir" - 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 "maigri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maigrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigri" and "maigrir" 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 #104,426 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.