Which to use
“maistre” and “mestre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,062
- “maistre” frequency rank
- #32,071
- “mestre” frequency rank
- 64133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maistre | mestre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maître. | Grand mât des bâtiments à voiles latines par opposition au mât de trinquet. |
Letter map: maistre vs mestre
Shared letters muted; letters that set maistre and mestre apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. maistre runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against mestre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on maistre vs mestre
maistre and mestre are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maistre is recorded at frequency rank #32,062, classified as anoun. mestre is at rank #32,071, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɛstʁ\.
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 64133, this pair ranks #78,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maistre vs mestre
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "maistre": ai. Private to "mestre": -.
"maistre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maistre" for "mestre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maistre" vs "mestre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maistre" and "mestre".
- Full dictionary entry for "maistre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mestre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maistre" and "mestre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mestre vs meutre". 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 #78,527 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.