Which to use
“marcheur” is a noun and “marchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,952
- “marcheur” frequency rank
- #29,037
- “marchez” frequency rank
- 65989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcheur | marchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui sait marcher, qui est doté de la capacité de marcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. |
Where the eye mixes marcheur and marchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marcheur runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against marchez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marcheur vs marchez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marcheur is \maʁ.ʃœʁ\ while marchez is \maʁ.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcheur is recorded at frequency rank #36,952, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.ʃœʁ\. 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 65989, this pair ranks #69,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marcheur vs marchez
Shared letters: acehmr. Private to "marcheur": u. Private to "marchez": z.
"marcheur" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "marchez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcheur" for "marchez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marcheur" vs "marchez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcheur" 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 #69,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcheur" 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 #69,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.