Which to use
“marcos” and “mercis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,794
- “marcos” frequency rank
- #48,043
- “mercis” frequency rank
- 74837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcos | mercis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marco. | Pluriel de merci. |
Where the eye mixes marcos and mercis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. marcos and mercis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: marcos vs mercis
A purely visual mix-up. marcos (\ˈmaɾ.kos\) and mercis (\mɛʁ.si\) 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 74837, 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\. mercis is at rank #48,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɛʁ.si\.
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 74837, this pair ranks #35,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marcos vs mercis
Shared letters: cmrs. Private to "marcos": ao. Private to "mercis": ei.
"marcos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mercis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marcos" and "mercis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marcos" or "mercis"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mercis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcos" and "mercis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marcia vs mercis". 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 #35,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.