Which to use
“maux” and “mue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,412
- “maux” frequency rank
- #19,916
- “mue” frequency rank
- 26328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maux | mue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mal. | Changement de poil, de plumes, de peau, de cornes, etc., qui arrive aux animaux, ou tous les ans, ou à certaines époques de leur vie. |
Where the eye mixes maux and mue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maux vs mue
A purely visual mix-up. maux (\mo\) and mue (\my\) 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 26328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maux is recorded at frequency rank #6,412, classified as anoun, pronounced \mo\. mue is at rank #19,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced \my\.
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 26328, this pair ranks #335,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maux vs mue
Shared letters: mu. Private to "maux": ax. Private to "mue": e.
"maux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maux ← amux · mauxx · maxu · mmaux · muax
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maux" for "mue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maux" vs "mue" - which ranks higher?
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 "maux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maux" and "mue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mue vs MWh". 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 #335,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.