Which to use
“maints” and “minis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,418
- “maints” frequency rank
- #40,868
- “minis” frequency rank
- 78286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maints | minis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de maint. | Pluriel de mini. |
Where the eye mixes maints and minis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maints and minis
A purely visual mix-up. maints (\mɛ̃\) and minis (\mi.ni\) 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 78286, 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\. minis is at rank #40,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.ni\.
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 78286, this pair ranks #26,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maints vs minis
Shared letters: imns. Private to "maints": at. Private to "minis": -.
"maints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "minis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maints" and "minis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maints" vs "minis" - 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 "maints" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maints" and "minis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minis vs minois". 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 #26,172 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.