Which to use
“maints” and “marines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,418
- “maints” frequency rank
- #7,861
- “marines” frequency rank
- 45279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maints | marines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de maint. | Féminin pluriel de marin. |
Where the eye mixes maints and marines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maints and marines
A purely visual mix-up. maints (\mɛ̃\) and marines (\ma.ʁin\) 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 45279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maints is recorded at frequency rank #37,418, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛ̃\. marines is at rank #7,861, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁin\.
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 45279, this pair ranks #203,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maints vs marines
Shared letters: aimns. Private to "maints": t. Private to "marines": er.
"maints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "marines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maints" and "marines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maints" vs "marines" - which ranks higher?
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 "maints" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maints" and "marines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mainte vs maints". 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 #203,984 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.