Which to use
“marc” is a noun and “more” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,807
- “marc” frequency rank
- #49
- “more” frequency rank
- 6856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marc | more |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed. | comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.) |
Where the eye mixes marc and more
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marc is /mɑːk/ while more is /mɔː(ɹ)/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marc is recorded at frequency rank #6,807, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɑːk/. more is at rank #49, tagged as adet, pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)/.
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 6856, this pair ranks #509,689 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marc vs more
Shared letters: mr. Private to "marc": ac. Private to "more": eo.
"marc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV