Which to use
“maîtres” and “moites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,083
- “maîtres” frequency rank
- #40,873
- “moites” frequency rank
- 44956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maîtres | moites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de maître. | Pluriel de moite. |
Where the eye mixes maîtres and moites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. maîtres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against moites's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maîtres vs moites
A purely visual mix-up. maîtres (\mɛtʁ\) and moites (\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 44956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maîtres is recorded at frequency rank #4,083, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛtʁ\. moites is at rank #40,873, 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 44956, this pair ranks #206,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maîtres vs moites
Shared letters: emst. Private to "maîtres": arî. Private to "moites": io.
"maîtres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "moites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moites ← miotes · mmoites · moiets · moitess · moitse · moittes · moties · omites
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maîtres" and "moites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "maîtres" vs "moites" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maîtres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maîtres" and "moites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moites vs moqués". 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 #206,529 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.