marquise

\maʁ.kiz\

/\maʁ.kiz\/ noun

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The verdict

“marquise” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #16,412 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#16,412
frequency rank, French
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épouse ou veuve d’un marquis.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

marquise vs marquises
89% similar
marquise vs marqué
63% similar
marquise vs maquis
75% similar

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

Key facts for marquise
PropertyValue
Headwordmarquise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\maʁ.kiz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,412
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marquise” 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). marquise 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 marquise is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \maʁ.kiz\. Corpus data places it at rank #16,412 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for marquise, with forms such as "amrquise", "maqruise", and "marqiuse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "marquises", "marqué", "maquis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is marquise, spelled M-A-R-Q-U-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Épouse ou veuve d’un marquis.
  2. 2
    Femme détenant un marquisat.
  3. 3
    Bague à chaton allongé couvrant une phalange.
  4. 4
    Tenderolle.
  5. 5
    Auvent en toile de grandes dimensions, notamment posée au-dessus de l’entrée d’une tente d’officier.
  6. 6
    Auvent, généralement vitré, placé au-dessus du quai d’embarquement dans une gare, au-dessus de l’entrée d’un édifice public ou d’une maison particulière.
  7. 7
    Se dit de plusieurs entremets ou desserts, dont des desserts au chocolat.
  8. 8
    Boisson à base de vin blanc ou de vin de Champagne avec addition d’eau de Seltz et de jus de citron, présentée dans une grande coupe.
  9. 9
    Large fauteuil ressemblant à une bergère.
  10. 10
    Zoom s’effectuant par cliquer-glisser à la souris et délimitant dans la carte la zone (généralement rectangulaire) sur laquelle zoomer. Variante : le dézoom en marquise.
  11. 11
    Sorte d’ombrelle.

This word in other languages

marchioness(English)marquesa(Español)Marquise(Deutsch)marquesa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrquise,maqruise,marqiuse,marqquise,marquies,marquisse,marqusie,marrquise,maruqise,mmarquise,mraquise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrquise2maqruise2marqiuse2marqquise1marquies2marquisse1marqusie2marrquise1
Edit distance from "marquise"

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 "marquise"?
"marquise" is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.kiz\.
What does "marquise" mean?
As a noun, "marquise" means: Épouse ou veuve d’un marquis.
What words are commonly confused with "marquise"?
"marquise" is commonly confused with "marquises", "marqué", "maquis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marquise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marquise" is \maʁ.kiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marquise" come from?
"marquise" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “marquise”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-Q-U-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \maʁ.kiz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “marquises” - see the side-by-side comparison. marquise vs marquises
  • 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