Which to use
“marchez” and “mariez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,037
- “marchez” frequency rank
- #44,040
- “mariez” frequency rank
- 73077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marchez | mariez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier. |
Where the eye mixes marchez and mariez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. marchez runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against mariez's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marchez vs mariez
A purely visual mix-up. marchez (\maʁ.ʃe\) and mariez (\ma.ʁje\) 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 73077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marchez is recorded at frequency rank #29,037, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁ.ʃe\. mariez is at rank #44,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁje\.
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 73077, this pair ranks #41,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marchez vs mariez
Shared letters: aemrz. Private to "marchez": ch. Private to "mariez": i.
"marchez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marchez" for "mariez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marchez" or "mariez"?
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 "marchez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marchez" and "mariez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera 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 #41,706 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.