marque

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/

//ˈmɑː(ɹ)k// noun

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"marque" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,747
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marque · marque · English

marque · rank #47,747 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,747
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH marinate

Nearest frequency peer: marinate (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “marque”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “marque” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marque vs maru
67% similar
marque vs mosque
67% similar
marque vs morgue
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marque
PropertyValue
Headwordmarque
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,747
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “marque”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).marquelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “marinate” (#47,746), “Marburg” (#47,745), “mashable” (#47,750). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marque” is #47,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around marque (IPA /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,747 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for marque, with forms such as "amrque", "maqrue", and "marqeu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "maru", "mosque", "morgue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French marque. Doublet of mark. Ultimately cognate with marquee. The correct English form is marque, spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.
  2. 2
    A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals or privateering; the document recording this license.
  3. 3
    A ship commissioned for making captures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how marque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The group wants Rover as its luxury marque and MG as the performance car.
  2. And there seems to be an intrinsic disconnect between a high-end marque and the utilitarian nature of an S.U.V.

Etymology

Borrowed from French marque. Doublet of mark. Ultimately cognate with marquee.

This word in other languages

marque(Français)Marke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrque
  • maqrue
  • marqeu
  • marqque
  • marrque
  • maruqe
  • mmarque
  • mraque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amrque2maqrue2marqeu2marqque1marrque1maruqe2mmarque1mraque2
Edit distance from "marque"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marque"?
"marque" is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/.
What does "marque" mean?
As a noun, "marque" means: A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.
What words are commonly confused with "marque"?
"marque" is commonly confused with "maru", "mosque", "morgue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marque" is /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "marque"?
Borrowed from French marque. Doublet of mark. Ultimately cognate with marquee. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maurer#47,751McGhee#47,752malign#47,740McNabb#47,754

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list