Which to use
“Maud” is a name and “maudit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,938
- “Maud” frequency rank
- #7,863
- “maudit” frequency rank
- 30801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maud | maudit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom féminin. | Qui est très mauvais. |
Where the eye mixes Maud and maudit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Maud runs 4 letters (CVVC) against maudit's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Maud with maudit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Maud is \mod\ while maudit is \mo.di\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Maud” sits inside “maudit”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maud is recorded at frequency rank #22,938, classified as aname, pronounced \mod\. maudit is at rank #7,863, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mo.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 30801, this pair ranks #307,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Maud vs maudit
Shared letters: admu. Private to "Maud": -. Private to "maudit": it.
"Maud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "maudit" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Maud" and "maudit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Maud" vs "maudit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Maud" and "maudit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maudit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maud" and "maudit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maud 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 #307,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.