Which to use
“marécage” and “marriage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,395
- “marécage” frequency rank
- #33,342
- “marriage” frequency rank
- 72737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marécage | marriage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue de terre saturée d'eau pendant la plus grande partie de l'année, et dont la surface du sol n'est généralement recouverte que d'une faible profondeur d'eau. | Mariage (en tant que concept et institution). |
Where the eye mixes marécage and marriage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marécage (CVCVCVCV) and marriage (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between marécage and marriage
A purely visual mix-up. marécage (\ma.ʁe.kaʒ\) and marriage (\ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ\) 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 72737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marécage is recorded at frequency rank #39,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁe.kaʒ\. marriage is at rank #33,342, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ\.
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 72737, this pair ranks #42,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marécage vs marriage
Shared letters: aegmr. Private to "marécage": cé. Private to "marriage": i.
"marécage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "marriage" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marriage ← amrriage · marirage · marraige · marriaeg · marriagge · marrigae · mmarriage · mrariage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marécage" and "marriage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marécage" or "marriage"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marécage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marriage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marécage" and "marriage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marécage vs marécageux". 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 #42,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.