Which to use
“marble” is a noun and “marbled” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,580
- “marble” frequency rank
- #43,773
- “marbled” frequency rank
- 51353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marble | marbled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. | Composed of marble; having a marble exterior. |
Letter map: marble vs marbled
Shared letters muted; letters that set marble and marbled apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - marble and marbled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marble is anoun and marbledanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “marble” sits inside “marbled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marble is recorded at frequency rank #7,580, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɑː.bəl/. marbled is at rank #43,773, tagged as anadj.
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 51353, this pair ranks #166,211 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marble vs marbled
Shared letters: abelmr. Private to "marble": -. Private to "marbled": d.
"marble" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "marbled" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marble" and "marbled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marble" or "marbled"?
After this comparison
Pair "marble" vs "marbled" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "marble" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marbled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,211 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marble" and "marbled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marbled vs Marple". 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 #166,211 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.