Which to use
“marcha” and “marchez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,859
- “marcha” frequency rank
- #29,037
- “marchez” frequency rank
- 69896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcha | marchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de marcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. |
Where the eye mixes marcha and marchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marcha vs marchez
A purely visual mix-up. marcha (\maʁ.ʃa\) and marchez (\maʁ.ʃe\) 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 69896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcha is recorded at frequency rank #40,859, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁ.ʃa\. marchez is at rank #29,037, tagged as averb, pronounced \maʁ.ʃe\.
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 69896, this pair ranks #53,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marcha vs marchez
Shared letters: achmr. Private to "marcha": -. Private to "marchez": ez.
"marcha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "marchez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marcha" and "marchez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marcha" vs "marchez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marchez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcha" and "marchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marcha vs Markham". 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 #53,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.