Which to use
“marchent” and “marchez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,883
- “marchent” frequency rank
- #29,037
- “marchez” frequency rank
- 37920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marchent | marchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. |
Where the eye mixes marchent and marchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marchent runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against marchez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marchent vs marchez
A purely visual mix-up. marchent (\maʁʃ\) 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 37920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marchent is recorded at frequency rank #8,883, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁʃ\. 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 37920, this pair ranks #259,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marchent vs marchez
Shared letters: acehmr. Private to "marchent": nt. Private to "marchez": z.
"marchent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "marchez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marchent" and "marchez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marchent" vs "marchez" - 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 "marchent" 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 #259,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marchent" and "marchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marchez vs mariez". 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 #259,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.