Which to use
“manger” and “marier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #791
- “manger” frequency rank
- #4,348
- “marier” frequency rank
- 5139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manger | marier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mâcher et avaler un aliment dans le but de se nourrir. | Unir deux personnes par le lien conjugal, selon les lois de l’État ou de la religion. |
Where the eye mixes manger and marier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses manger with marier
A purely visual mix-up. manger (\mɑ̃.ʒe\) and marier (\ma.ʁje\) 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 5139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manger is recorded at frequency rank #791, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ʒe\. marier is at rank #4,348, 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 5139, this pair ranks #429,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manger vs marier
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "manger": gn. Private to "marier": i.
"manger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manger" for "marier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manger" vs "marier" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manger" and "marier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manger" and "marier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marier vs Meier". 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 #429,790 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.