Which to use
“Marek” is a name and “marred” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,240
- “Marek” frequency rank
- #25,839
- “marred” frequency rank
- 62079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marek | marred |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Spoiled; harmed or damaged. |
Letter map: Marek vs marred
Shared letters muted; letters that set Marek and marred apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Marek runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against marred's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Marek / marred
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Marek is aname and marredanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Marek is recorded at frequency rank #36,240, classified as aname. marred is at rank #25,839, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɑːd/.
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 62079, this pair ranks #90,509 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Marek vs marred
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "Marek": k. Private to "marred": d.
"Marek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "marred" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Marek" and "marred" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Marek" or "marred" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Marek" and "marred".
- Full dictionary entry for "Marek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marred" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,509 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marek" and "marred" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marek vs Marne". 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 #90,509 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.