Which to use
“marble” and “marbles” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,580
- “marble” frequency rank
- #22,737
- “marbles” frequency rank
- 30317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marble | marbles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. | Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass). |
Letter map: marble vs marbles
Shared letters muted; letters that set marble and marbles apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: marble and marbles
marble and marbles are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “marble” sits inside “marbles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30317, 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/. marbles is at rank #22,737, tagged as anoun.
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 30317, this pair ranks #355,571 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marble vs marbles
Shared letters: abelmr. Private to "marble": -. Private to "marbles": s.
"marble" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "marbles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "marble" vs "marbles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "marble" vs "marbles" 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 "marbles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,571 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marble" and "marbles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marbles 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 #355,571 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.