Which to use
“marked” is an adjective and “Marne” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,007
- “marked” frequency rank
- #49,480
- “Marne” frequency rank
- 52487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marked | Marne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a visible or identifying mark. | A right tributary of the Seine, in eastern France, flowing 319 miles east and southeast of Paris through the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. |
Where the eye mixes marked and Marne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. marked runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Marne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marked with Marne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marked is /mɑːkt/ while Marne is /mɑɹn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marked is recorded at frequency rank #3,007, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɑːkt/. Marne is at rank #49,480, tagged as aname, pronounced /mɑɹn/.
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 52487, this pair ranks #156,604 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marked vs Marne
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "marked": dk. Private to "Marne": n.
"marked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Marne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marked" for "Marne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marked" or "Marne"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,604 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marked" and "Marne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marl 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 #156,604 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.