Which to use
“marcos” and “mares” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,794
- “marcos” frequency rank
- #30,698
- “mares” frequency rank
- 57492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcos | mares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marco. | Pluriel de mare. |
Where the eye mixes marcos and mares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marcos with mares
A purely visual mix-up. marcos (\ˈmaɾ.kos\) and mares (\maʁ\) 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 57492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcos is recorded at frequency rank #26,794, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmaɾ.kos\. mares is at rank #30,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ\.
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 57492, this pair ranks #114,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcos vs mares
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "marcos": co. Private to "mares": e.
"marcos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marcos" and "mares" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marcos" or "mares"?
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 "marcos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcos" and "mares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs mares". 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 #114,715 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.