Which to use
“matez” and “maze” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,005
- “matez” frequency rank
- #40,371
- “maze” frequency rank
- 83376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matez | maze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mater. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de mazer. |
Where the eye mixes matez and maze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. matez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against maze's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between matez and maze
A purely visual mix-up. matez (\ma.te\) and maze (\maz\) 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 83376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matez is recorded at frequency rank #43,005, classified as averb, pronounced \ma.te\. maze is at rank #40,371, tagged as averb, pronounced \maz\.
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 83376, this pair ranks #14,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of matez vs maze
Shared letters: aemz. Private to "matez": t. Private to "maze": -.
"matez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "maze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "matez" and "maze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "matez" or "maze"?
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 "matez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matez" and "maze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maël vs matez". 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 #14,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.