Which to use
“marasme” and “marxisme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,777
- “marasme” frequency rank
- #17,479
- “marxisme” frequency rank
- 51256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marasme | marxisme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affaiblissement des forces morales ou physiques. | Idéologie communiste telle que professée par Karl Marx ou ses adeptes. |
Where the eye mixes marasme and marxisme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marasme runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against marxisme's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between marasme and marxisme
A purely visual mix-up. marasme (\ma.ʁasm\) and marxisme (\maʁk.sism\) 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 51256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marasme is recorded at frequency rank #33,777, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁasm\. marxisme is at rank #17,479, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁk.sism\.
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 51256, this pair ranks #156,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marasme vs marxisme
Shared letters: aemrs. Private to "marasme": -. Private to "marxisme": ix.
"marasme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "marxisme" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marasme" and "marxisme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marasme" or "marxisme"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marasme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marxisme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marasme" and "marxisme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machisme vs marxisme". 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 #156,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.