# marks vs mars

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### marks
*noun · IPA /mɑɹks/ · frequency rank #3,073*
plural of mark

### mars
*verb · IPA /ˈmɑɹz/ · frequency rank #4,538*
third-person singular simple present indicative of mar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marks-vs-mars