Which to use
“marbre” and “mare” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,109
- “marbre” frequency rank
- #11,992
- “mare” frequency rank
- 18101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marbre | mare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toute pierre susceptible d'être polie | Petit amas d’eau dormante qui se forme naturellement par l’abaissement du sol, ou qu’on produit artificiellement dans les villages et dans les fermes, pour des usages communs ou domestiques. |
Where the eye mixes marbre and mare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marbre with mare
A purely visual mix-up. marbre (\maʁbʁ\) and mare (\mɑʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marbre is recorded at frequency rank #6,109, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁbʁ\. mare is at rank #11,992, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑʁ\.
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 18101, this pair ranks #379,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marbre vs mare
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "marbre": b. Private to "mare": -.
"marbre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marbre" and "mare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marbre" or "mare"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marbre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marbre" and "mare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs mare". 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 #379,999 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.