# marchand vs marchant

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### marchand
*adjective · IPA \maʁ.ʃɑ̃\ · frequency rank #4,956*
Propre au commerce, qui a rapport au commerce.

### marchant
*adjective · IPA \maʁ.ʃɑ̃\ · frequency rank #12,416*
Qui marche.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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