Which to use
“Marge” and “Mark” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,228
- “Marge” frequency rank
- #1,703
- “Mark” frequency rank
- 24931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marge | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Unterschied, der auftreten darf; Spielraum, Spanne | historische Gewichts- bzw. Masseneinheit, die ab dem 11. Jahrhundert das Pfund als Edelmetall- und Münzgewicht verdrängte. Die Mark ist traditionell ein halbes Pfund und wurde üblicherweise in 8 Unzen oder 16 Lot eingeteilt |
Where the eye mixes Marge and Mark
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Marge with Mark
A purely visual mix-up. Marge ([ˈmaʁʒə]) and Mark ([maʁk]) 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 24931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Marge is recorded at frequency rank #23,228, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁʒə]. Mark is at rank #1,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maʁk].
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 24931, this pair ranks #1,840,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Marge vs Mark
Shared letters: amr. Private to "Marge": eg. Private to "Mark": k.
"Marge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Marge" and "Mark" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Marge" or "Mark" show up more?
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 "Marge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mark" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,840,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marge" and "Mark" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marge vs Matze". 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 #1,840,554 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.