Which to use
“maki” and “modi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,449
- “maki” frequency rank
- #45,175
- “modi” frequency rank
- 87624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maki | modi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce de la famille des lémuridés vivant à Madagascar, à museau allongé, au pelage épais et laineux et à la queue longue et touffue. | Pluriel de modus. |
Where the eye mixes maki and modi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. maki and modi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maki vs modi
A purely visual mix-up. maki (\ma.ki\) and modi (\mɔ.di\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maki is recorded at frequency rank #42,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ki\. modi is at rank #45,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.di\.
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 87624, this pair ranks #8,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maki vs modi
Shared letters: im. Private to "maki": ak. Private to "modi": do.
"maki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "modi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maki" and "modi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maki" or "modi"?
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 "maki" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maki" and "modi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modi vs mud". 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 #8,020 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.