mariage

\ma.ʁjaʒ\

/\ma.ʁjaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“mariage” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #741 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#741
frequency rank, French
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Union de deux personnes reconnue de façon officielle par la loi ou les règles en vigueur localement, dans le but de s’unir à vie en formant un couple.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mariage vs marié
57% similar
mariage vs Marine
57% similar
mariage vs mariée
71% similar

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

Key facts for mariage
PropertyValue
Headwordmariage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʁjaʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#741
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mariage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mariage lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mariage is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.ʁjaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #741 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mariage, with forms such as "amriage", "mairage", and "maraige". 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, "marié", "Marine", "mariée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mariage, spelled M-A-R-I-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Union de deux personnes reconnue de façon officielle par la loi ou les règles en vigueur localement, dans le but de s’unir à vie en formant un couple.
  2. 2
    Union d'une femme et d'un homme.
  3. 3
    Union (reconnue officiellement en tant que mariage) de deux personnes de sexe quelconque.
  4. 4
    Durée de cette union.
  5. 5
    Cérémonie civile ou religieuse qui scelle cette union.
  6. 6
    Union de deux choses qui se complètent plus ou moins bien.
  7. 7
    Assemblage de plusieurs bandes de marbre ou de plusieurs carreaux que l'on scelle bout à bout sur une dalle, pour, d'un même trait de scie, en faire la division.
  8. 8
    Dans une filature, doublement des fils, notamment lors de la rupture de l'un d'eux, et souvent lors du dévidage des cocons de ver à soie.
  9. 9
    Main associant un roi et une dame de la même couleur, dans des jeux de cartes comme la brusquembille, la brisque ou le briscan.
  10. 10
    Variante de la brisque.

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This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amriage,mairage,maraige,mariaeg,mariagge,marigae,mmariage,mraiage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amriage2mairage2maraige2mariaeg2mariagge1marigae2mmariage1mraiage2
Edit distance from "mariage"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mariage"?
"mariage" is spelled M-A-R-I-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁjaʒ\.
What does "mariage" mean?
As a noun, "mariage" means: Union de deux personnes reconnue de façon officielle par la loi ou les règles en vigueur localement, dans le but de s’unir à vie en formant un couple.
What words are commonly confused with "mariage"?
"mariage" is commonly confused with "marié", "Marine", "mariée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mariage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mariage" is \ma.ʁjaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mariage" come from?
"mariage" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “mariage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-I-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.ʁjaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “marié” - see the side-by-side comparison. mariage vs marié
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list