Which to use
“maints” and “mint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,418
- “maints” frequency rank
- #34,193
- “mint” frequency rank
- 71611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maints | mint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de maint. | Menthe. |
Where the eye mixes maints and mint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. maints runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against mint's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maints and mint
A purely visual mix-up. maints (\mɛ̃\) and mint (\mɪnt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71611, 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\. mint is at rank #34,193, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɪnt\.
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 71611, this pair ranks #46,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maints vs mint
Shared letters: imnt. Private to "maints": as. Private to "mint": -.
"maints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "mint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maints" and "mint" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maints" or "mint"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maints" and "mint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maints" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maints" and "mint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mint vs mito". 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 #46,960 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.