Which to use
“marked” is an adjective and “mired” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,007
- “marked” frequency rank
- #36,669
- “mired” frequency rank
- 39676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marked | mired |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a visible or identifying mark. | A unit of measurement for color temperature. |
Letter map: marked vs mired
Shared letters muted; letters that set marked and mired apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: marked vs mired
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marked is anadjective and miredanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39676, 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/. mired is at rank #36,669, 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 39676, this pair ranks #274,537 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marked vs mired
Shared letters: demr. Private to "marked": ak. Private to "mired": i.
"marked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mired" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marked" and "mired" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "marked" or "mired" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "marked" vs "mired" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "marked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mired" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,537 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marked" and "mired" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mired vs miser". 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 #274,537 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.