Which to use
“maille” is a noun and “mouillé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,248
- “maille” frequency rank
- #12,622
- “mouillé” frequency rank
- 30870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maille | mouillé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chacune des boucles que forment des fils croisés ou noués en un point et qui constituent un tissu plus ou moins lâche. | Qui est imbibé ou recouvert de gouttes de liquide, généralement de l’eau ; humide. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set maille and mouillé apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maille is \mɑj\ while mouillé is \mu.je\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maille is recorded at frequency rank #18,248, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑj\. mouillé is at rank #12,622, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mu.je\.
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 30870, this pair ranks #307,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maille vs mouillé
Shared letters: ilm. Private to "maille": ae. Private to "mouillé": oué.
"maille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "mouillé" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maille ← amille · maile · mailel · malile · mialle · mmaille
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maille" and "mouillé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maille" or "mouillé"?
Remembering maille vs mouillé
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “maille”; for an adjective, it's “mouillé”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “maille” entry
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