Which to use
“mariner” and “Mariners” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,917
- “mariner” frequency rank
- #13,560
- “Mariners” frequency rank
- 41477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariner | Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel. | plural of Mariner |
Letter map: mariner vs Mariners
Shared letters muted; letters that set mariner and Mariners apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Pair insight - mariner / Mariners
mariner and Mariners 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) - “mariner” sits inside “Mariners”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mariner is recorded at frequency rank #27,917, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmæɹɪnə/. Mariners is at rank #13,560, 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 41477, this pair ranks #258,030 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mariner vs Mariners
Shared letters: aeimnr. Private to "mariner": -. Private to "Mariners": s.
"mariner" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Mariners" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mariner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mariners" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,030 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariner" and "Mariners" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariner 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 #258,030 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.