Which to use
“mails” and “mamies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,725
- “mails” frequency rank
- #40,365
- “mamies” frequency rank
- 48090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mails | mamies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mail. | Pluriel de mamie. |
Where the eye mixes mails and mamies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mails vs mamies
A purely visual mix-up. mails (\maj\) and mamies (\ma.mi\) 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 48090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mails is recorded at frequency rank #7,725, classified as anoun, pronounced \maj\. mamies is at rank #40,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.mi\.
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 48090, this pair ranks #181,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mails vs mamies
Shared letters: aims. Private to "mails": l. Private to "mamies": e.
"mails" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "mamies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mails" for "mamies" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mails" vs "mamies" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mails" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mamies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mails" and "mamies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mamies vs manies". 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 #181,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.