Which to use
“marks” is a verb and “März” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- #621
- “März” frequency rank
- 25851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | März |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark | der dritte Monat im Jahr |
Letter map: marks vs März
Shared letters muted; letters that set marks and März apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: marks vs März
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marks is averb and Märzanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #25,230, classified as averb, pronounced […]. März is at rank #621, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛʁt͡s].
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 25851, this pair ranks #1,827,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs März
Shared letters: mr. Private to "marks": aks. Private to "März": zä.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "März" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marks ← amrks · makrs · markks · markss · marrks · marsk · mmarks · mraks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marks" and "März" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marks" or "März"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "marks" and "März".
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "März" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,827,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "März" 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 #1,827,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.