Which to use
“makes” and “market” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,884
- “makes” frequency rank
- #14,977
- “market” frequency rank
- 56861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | market |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de make. | Marché. |
Where the eye mixes makes and market
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. makes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against market's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between makes and market
A purely visual mix-up. makes (\ˈmeɪks\) and market (\ˈmɑː.kɪt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
makes is recorded at frequency rank #41,884, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmeɪks\. market is at rank #14,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɑː.kɪt\.
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 56861, this pair ranks #118,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs market
Shared letters: aekm. Private to "makes": s. Private to "market": rt.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "market" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "makes" for "market" ever safe?
Which is more common, "makes" or "market"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "makes" and "market" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "makes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "market" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "market" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maël vs makes". 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 #118,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.