Which to use
“maki” and “mark” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,449
- “maki” frequency rank
- #3,777
- “mark” frequency rank
- 46226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maki | mark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce de la famille des lémuridés vivant à Madagascar, à museau allongé, au pelage épais et laineux et à la queue longue et touffue. | Reichsmark. |
Where the eye mixes maki and mark
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maki and mark
A purely visual mix-up. maki (\ma.ki\) and mark (\maʁk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maki is recorded at frequency rank #42,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ki\. 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 46226, this pair ranks #196,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maki vs mark
Shared letters: akm. Private to "maki": i. Private to "mark": r.
"maki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maki" and "mark" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maki" or "mark"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maki" 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 #196,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maki" and "mark" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs maki". 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 #196,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.