MargevsmarksConfusable pair

Quick tell: Marge is a noun, marks is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Marge” is a noun and “marks” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,228
“Marge” frequency rank
#25,230
“marks” frequency rank
48458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Marge marks
Definition ein Unterschied, der auftreten darf; Spielraum, Spanne 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark

Letter map: Marge vs marks

Shared letters muted; letters that set Marge and marks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Marge (CVCCV) and marks (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Marge
5 ch
marks

Part-of-speech tell for Marge / marks

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Marge is anoun and marksaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48458, 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]. marks is at rank #25,230, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 48458, this pair ranks #1,247,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Marge vs marks

Shared letters: amr. Private to "Marge": eg. Private to "marks": ks.

"Marge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Margeamrge · mareg · margge · marrge · mmarge · mrage
  • marksamrks · makrs · markks · markss · marrks · marsk · mmarks · mraks

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Marge" and "marks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Marge" is a noun and "marks" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Marge" or "marks"?
"Marge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,228 in our German list, against #25,230 for "marks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Marge" vs "marks" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Marge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "marks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,247,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Marge" and "marks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marks vs puzzles". 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 #1,247,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list