Which to use
“mar” is an adverb and “me” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,735
- “mar” frequency rank
- #60
- “me” frequency rank
- 8795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mar | me |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mal, malheureusement. | Pronom de la première personne du singulier en tant que complément d’objet direct. Accusatif de je. |
Letter map: mar vs me
Shared letters muted; letters that set mar and me apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - mar and me
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mar is anadverb and meapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mar is recorded at frequency rank #8,735, classified as anadv. me is at rank #60, tagged as apron, pronounced \mə\.
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 8795, this pair ranks #418,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mar vs me
Shared letters: m. Private to "mar": ar. Private to "me": e.
"mar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "me" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "mar" vs "me" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "me" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mar" and "me" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mar vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #418,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.