Which to use
“marées” and “marks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,413
- “marées” frequency rank
- #19,341
- “marks” frequency rank
- 35754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marées | marks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marée. | Pluriel de mark. |
Where the eye mixes marées and marks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marées and marks
A purely visual mix-up. marées (\ma.ʁe\) and marks (\maʁk\) 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 35754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marées is recorded at frequency rank #16,413, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁe\. marks is at rank #19,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁk\.
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 35754, this pair ranks #274,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marées vs marks
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "marées": eé. Private to "marks": k.
"marées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marks ← amrks · makrs · markks · markss · marrks · marsk · mmarks · mraks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marées" and "marks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "marées" or "marks" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marées" and "marks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs marks". 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 #274,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.