Which to use
“mahé” is a postp and “mark” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,035
- “mahé” frequency rank
- #3,777
- “mark” frequency rank
- 47812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mahé | mark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans, dedans. | Reichsmark. |
Where the eye mixes mahé and mark
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mahé and mark
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mahé is \ma.ˈhe\ while mark is \maʁk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (postp vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mahé is recorded at frequency rank #44,035, classified as apostp, pronounced \ma.ˈhe\. mark is at rank #3,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47812, this pair ranks #183,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mahé vs mark
Shared letters: am. Private to "mahé": hé. Private to "mark": kr.
"mahé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mark ← amrk · makr · markk · marrk · mmark · mrak
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mahé" for "mark" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mahé" or "mark"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mahé" and "mark" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mahé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mark" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mahé" and "mark" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mahé vs MWh". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #183,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.