Which to use
“marceau” and “morceaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,590
- “marceau” frequency rank
- #3,091
- “morceaux” frequency rank
- 22681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marceau | morceaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de marsault. | Pluriel de morceau. |
Where the eye mixes marceau and morceaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marceau runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against morceaux's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marceau vs morceaux
A purely visual mix-up. marceau (\maʁ.so\) and morceaux (\mɔʁ.so\) 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 22681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marceau is recorded at frequency rank #19,590, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.so\. morceaux is at rank #3,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ.so\.
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 22681, this pair ranks #356,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marceau vs morceaux
Shared letters: acemru. Private to "marceau": -. Private to "morceaux": ox.
"marceau" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "morceaux" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marceau" for "morceaux" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marceau" vs "morceaux" - which ranks higher?
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 "marceau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morceaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marceau" and "morceaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marceau vs marcha". 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 #356,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.