Which to use
“marker” and “murder” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,686
- “marker” frequency rank
- #1,462
- “murder” frequency rank
- 10148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marker | murder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someone or something that creates marks, particularly | The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination. |
Where the eye mixes marker and murder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marker with murder
A purely visual mix-up. marker (/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/) and murder (/ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marker is recorded at frequency rank #8,686, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/. murder is at rank #1,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/.
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 10148, this pair ranks #493,743 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marker vs murder
Shared letters: emr. Private to "marker": ak. Private to "murder": du.
"marker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "murder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marker" and "murder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marker" or "murder"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #493,743 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marker" and "murder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marker 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 #493,743 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.