Which to use
“marcheurs” and “marqueurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,327
- “marcheurs” frequency rank
- #17,764
- “marqueurs” frequency rank
- 40091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcheurs | marqueurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marcheur. | Pluriel de marqueur. |
Where the eye mixes marcheurs and marqueurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. marcheurs (CVCCCVVCC) and marqueurs (CVCCVVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses marcheurs with marqueurs
A purely visual mix-up. marcheurs (\maʁ.ʃœʁ\) and marqueurs (\maʁ.kœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcheurs is recorded at frequency rank #22,327, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.ʃœʁ\. marqueurs is at rank #17,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.kœʁ\.
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 40091, this pair ranks #243,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcheurs vs marqueurs
Shared letters: aemrsu. Private to "marcheurs": ch. Private to "marqueurs": q.
"marcheurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC · "marqueurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcheurs" for "marqueurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marcheurs" or "marqueurs"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "marcheurs" and "marqueurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcheurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marqueurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcheurs" and "marqueurs" 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 #243,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.