Which to use
“Mark” and “market” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,703
- “Mark” frequency rank
- #13,435
- “market” frequency rank
- 15138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mark | market |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | Markt |
Where the eye mixes Mark and market
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mark and market
A purely visual mix-up. Mark ([maʁk]) and market ([ˈmɑːkɪt]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Mark” sits inside “market”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mark is recorded at frequency rank #1,703, classified as anoun, pronounced [maʁk]. market is at rank #13,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɑːkɪt].
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 15138, this pair ranks #1,946,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mark vs market
Shared letters: akmr. Private to "Mark": -. Private to "market": et.
"Mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "market" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mark" for "market" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mark" or "market"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "market" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mark" and "market" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "market vs marten". 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 #1,946,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.