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“maigri” and “migré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,540
- “maigri” frequency rank
- #37,924
- “migré” frequency rank
- 81464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maigri | migré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de maigrir. | Participe passé masculin singulier de migrer. |
Where the eye mixes maigri and migré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maigri and migré
A purely visual mix-up. maigri (\me.ɡʁi\) and migré (\mi.ɡʁe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81464, 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\. migré is at rank #37,924, tagged as averb, pronounced \mi.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 81464, this pair ranks #18,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maigri vs migré
Shared letters: gimr. Private to "maigri": a. Private to "migré": é.
"maigri" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "migré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maigri ← amigri · magiri · maiggri · maigir · mairgi · miagri · mmaigri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maigri" and "migré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "maigri" or "migré" show up more?
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 "migré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maigri" and "migré" 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 #18,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.