Which to use
“marcher” and “marcheurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,286
- “marcher” frequency rank
- #22,327
- “marcheurs” frequency rank
- 24613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcher | marcheurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déplacement par mouvements alternatifs des jambes ou des pattes ; démarche. | Pluriel de marcheur. |
Where the eye mixes marcher and marcheurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. marcher runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against marcheurs's 9 (CVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marcher with marcheurs
A purely visual mix-up. marcher (\maʁ.ʃe\) and marcheurs (\maʁ.ʃœʁ\) 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 24613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcher is recorded at frequency rank #2,286, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.ʃe\. marcheurs is at rank #22,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.ʃœʁ\.
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 24613, this pair ranks #345,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcher vs marcheurs
Shared letters: acehmr. Private to "marcher": -. Private to "marcheurs": su.
"marcher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "marcheurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcher" for "marcheurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marcher" or "marcheurs"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marcher" and "marcheurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcheurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcher" and "marcheurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marcheur vs marcheurs". 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 #345,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.