Which to use
“maudit” and “maudite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,863
- “maudit” frequency rank
- #16,181
- “maudite” frequency rank
- 24044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maudit | maudite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est très mauvais. | Féminin singulier de maudit. |
Where the eye mixes maudit and maudite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maudit runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against maudite's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses maudit with maudite
A purely visual mix-up. maudit (\mo.di\) and maudite (\mo.dit\) 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 extra letter(s) - “maudit” sits inside “maudite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maudit is recorded at frequency rank #7,863, classified as anadj, pronounced \mo.di\. maudite is at rank #16,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mo.dit\.
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 24044, this pair ranks #348,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maudit vs maudite
Shared letters: adimtu. Private to "maudit": -. Private to "maudite": e.
"maudit" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "maudite" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maudit" and "maudite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maudit" vs "maudite" - 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 "maudit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maudite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maudit" and "maudite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maddie vs maudite". 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 #348,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.