Which to use
“martin” and “mastic” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,443
- “martin” frequency rank
- #44,045
- “mastic” frequency rank
- 45488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | martin | mastic |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oiseau de la famille des sturnidés (genre Acridotheres ou Ampeliceps). | Gomme qui découle du lentisque. |
Where the eye mixes martin and mastic
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. martin and mastic follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: martin vs mastic
A purely visual mix-up. martin (\maʁ.tɛ̃\) and mastic (\mas.tik\) 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 45488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
martin is recorded at frequency rank #1,443, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.tɛ̃\. mastic is at rank #44,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mas.tik\.
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 45488, this pair ranks #202,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of martin vs mastic
Shared letters: aimt. Private to "martin": nr. Private to "mastic": cs.
"martin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mastic" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "martin" and "mastic" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "martin" or "mastic" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "martin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mastic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "martin" and "mastic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "majestic vs mastic". 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 #202,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.