Which to use
“marcher” is a noun and “marchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,286
- “marcher” frequency rank
- #29,037
- “marchez” frequency rank
- 31323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcher | marchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déplacement par mouvements alternatifs des jambes ou des pattes ; démarche. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. |
Same sound, different letters: marcher vs marchez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. marcher and marchez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - marcher / marchez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: marcher and marchez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \maʁ.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - r in “marcher” becomes z in “marchez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31323, 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\. 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 31323, this pair ranks #304,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcher vs marchez
Shared letters: acehmr. Private to "marcher": -. Private to "marchez": z.
"marcher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "marchez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marcher" and "marchez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marcher" or "marchez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "marcher" / "marchez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcher" 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 #304,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcher" 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 #304,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.