Which to use
“Mathilda” and “Mathilde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,036
- “Mathilda” frequency rank
- #10,192
- “Mathilde” frequency rank
- 58228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mathilda | Mathilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom féminin. | Prénom féminin. |
Where the eye mixes Mathilda and Mathilde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Mathilda and Mathilde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Mathilda with Mathilde
A purely visual mix-up. Mathilda (\ma.til.da\) and Mathilde (\ma.tild\) 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 a single letter - a in “Mathilda” becomes e in “Mathilde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mathilda is recorded at frequency rank #48,036, classified as aname, pronounced \ma.til.da\. Mathilde is at rank #10,192, tagged as aname, pronounced \ma.tild\.
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 58228, this pair ranks #110,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mathilda vs Mathilde
Shared letters: adhilmt. Private to "Mathilda": -. Private to "Mathilde": e.
"Mathilda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Mathilde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mathilda" and "Mathilde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Mathilda" vs "Mathilde" - 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 "Mathilda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mathilde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mathilda" and "Mathilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mathilda vs Matilda". 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 #110,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.