Which to use
“mainte” and “moite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,723
- “mainte” frequency rank
- #40,376
- “moite” frequency rank
- 86099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mainte | moite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de maint. | Qui a quelque humidité, qui est un peu mouillé. Se dit surtout de la peau rendue humide par la sueur. |
Where the eye mixes mainte and moite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mainte with moite
A purely visual mix-up. mainte (\mɛ̃t\) and moite (\mwat\) 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 86099, 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\. moite is at rank #40,376, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mwat\.
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 86099, this pair ranks #10,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mainte vs moite
Shared letters: eimt. Private to "mainte": an. Private to "moite": o.
"mainte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "moite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mainte" and "moite" 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 "moite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mainte" and "moite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mainte vs mane". 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 #10,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.