Which to use
“mairie” is a noun and “mariez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,430
- “mairie” frequency rank
- #44,040
- “mariez” frequency rank
- 46470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mairie | mariez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charge, dignité de maire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier. |
Where the eye mixes mairie and mariez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mairie (CVVCVV) and mariez (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mairie and mariez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mairie is \me.ʁi\ while mariez is \ma.ʁje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mairie is recorded at frequency rank #2,430, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.ʁi\. mariez is at rank #44,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁje\.
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 46470, this pair ranks #194,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mairie vs mariez
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "mairie": -. Private to "mariez": z.
"mairie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mairie" and "mariez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mairie" or "mariez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mairie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mairie" and "mariez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs mariez". 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 #194,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.