Which to use
“marécages” and “mariages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,479
- “marécages” frequency rank
- #6,317
- “mariages” frequency rank
- 38796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marécages | mariages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marécage. | Pluriel de mariage. |
Where the eye mixes marécages and mariages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marécages with mariages
A purely visual mix-up. marécages (\ma.ʁe.kaʒ\) and mariages (\ma.ʁjaʒ\) 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 38796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marécages is recorded at frequency rank #32,479, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁe.kaʒ\. mariages is at rank #6,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁjaʒ\.
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 38796, this pair ranks #252,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marécages vs mariages
Shared letters: aegmrs. Private to "marécages": cé. Private to "mariages": i.
"marécages" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "mariages" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mariages ← amriages · mairages · maraiges · mariaegs · mariagess · mariagges · mariagse · marigaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marécages" and "mariages" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marécages" vs "mariages" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marécages" and "mariages" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marécages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marécages" and "mariages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marécages 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 #252,739 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.