Which to use
“mare” is a noun and “marrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,992
- “mare” frequency rank
- #15,677
- “marrer” frequency rank
- 27669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | marrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit amas d’eau dormante qui se forme naturellement par l’abaissement du sol, ou qu’on produit artificiellement dans les villages et dans les fermes, pour des usages communs ou domestiques. | Labourer la terre avec une marre. |
Where the eye mixes mare and marrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mare vs marrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mare is \mɑʁ\ while marrer is \ma.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 27669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mare is recorded at frequency rank #11,992, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑʁ\. marrer is at rank #15,677, tagged as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁe\.
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 27669, this pair ranks #327,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs marrer
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "mare": -. Private to "marrer": -.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "marrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" and "marrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs marrer". 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 #327,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.