Which to use
“Marek” is a name and “mariez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,913
- “Marek” frequency rank
- #44,040
- “mariez” frequency rank
- 82953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marek | mariez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marc. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier. |
Letter map: Marek vs mariez
Shared letters muted; letters that set Marek and mariez apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Marek runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mariez's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Marek and mariez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Marek is aname and mariezaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Marek is recorded at frequency rank #38,913, classified as aname. mariez is at rank #44,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁje\.
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 82953, this pair ranks #15,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Marek vs mariez
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "Marek": k. Private to "mariez": iz.
"Marek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Marek" for "mariez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Marek" vs "mariez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Marek" vs "mariez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marek" and "mariez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs mariez". 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 #15,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.