Which to use
“mainte” and “maoïste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,723
- “mainte” frequency rank
- #45,161
- “maoïste” frequency rank
- 90884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mainte | maoïste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de maint. | Relatif à la doctrine de Mao Zedong. |
Where the eye mixes mainte and maoïste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mainte runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against maoïste's 7 (CVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mainte vs maoïste
A purely visual mix-up. mainte (\mɛ̃t\) and maoïste (\ma.o.ist\) 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 90884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mainte is recorded at frequency rank #45,723, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛ̃t\. maoïste is at rank #45,161, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.o.ist\.
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 90884, this pair ranks #4,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mainte vs maoïste
Shared letters: aemt. Private to "mainte": in. Private to "maoïste": osï.
"mainte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "maoïste" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mainte ← aminte · mainet · mainnte · maintte · maitne · manite · miante · mmainte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mainte" and "maoïste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mainte" vs "maoïste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mainte" and "maoïste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mainte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maoïste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mainte" and "maoïste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maoïste vs moisie". 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 #4,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.