Which to use
“maîtrisent” is a verb and “maîtrises” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,523
- “maîtrisent” frequency rank
- #32,905
- “maîtrises” frequency rank
- 60428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maîtrisent | maîtrises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de maîtriser. | Pluriel de maîtrise. |
Where the eye mixes maîtrisent and maîtrises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. maîtrisent runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVCC) against maîtrises's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maîtrisent and maîtrises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maîtrisent is \mɛ.tʁiz\ while maîtrises is \me.tʁiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maîtrisent is recorded at frequency rank #27,523, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tʁiz\. maîtrises is at rank #32,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.tʁiz\.
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 60428, this pair ranks #97,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maîtrisent vs maîtrises
Shared letters: aeimrstî. Private to "maîtrisent": n. Private to "maîtrises": -.
"maîtrisent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC · "maîtrises" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maîtrisent" for "maîtrises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maîtrisent" vs "maîtrises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maîtrisent" and "maîtrises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maîtrisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maîtrises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maîtrisent" and "maîtrises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maîtrises vs maîtrisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.