# marais

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,753

## Definitions
1. A marsh; a marshy area, one intermittently covered with water, particularly in Louisiana, or in other French-speaking areas.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French marais (and in Louisiana, Louisiana French marais).

## Easily confused with
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-mars)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-mari)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marks)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-maria)
- **Mario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-mario)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marie)
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marin)
- **mares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-mares)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-maris)
- **marys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marys)
- **Mavis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-mavis)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-martin)
- **margin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-margin)
- **morris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-morris)
- **Marcus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marcus)
- **Marvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marvin)
- **morals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-morals)
- **Marcos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marcos)
- **Marcia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-marcia)
- **Markus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-markus)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amrais`, `maaris`, `maraiss`, `marasi`, `marias`, `marrais`, `mmarais`, `mraais`

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