Which to use
“marg” and “marge” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,926
- “marg” frequency rank
- #26,155
- “marge” frequency rank
- 71081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marg | marge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of margarine. | Margin; edge; brink or verge. |
Letter map: marg vs marge
Shared letters muted; letters that set marg and marge apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. marg runs 4 letters (CVCC) against marge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - marg / marge
marg and marge 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) - “marg” sits inside “marge”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marg is recorded at frequency rank #44,926, classified as anoun. marge is at rank #26,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɑɹd͡ʒ/.
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 71081, this pair ranks #48,077 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marg vs marge
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "marg": -. Private to "marge": e.
"marg" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "marge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marg" and "marge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marg" vs "marge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "marg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,077 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marg" and "marge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marg vs Moog". 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 #48,077 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.