Which to use
“marge” and “mariage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,410
- “marge” frequency rank
- #741
- “mariage” frequency rank
- 4151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marge | mariage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lisière ; bord ; périphérie. | Union de deux personnes reconnue de façon officielle par la loi ou les règles en vigueur localement, dans le but de s’unir à vie en formant un couple. |
Where the eye mixes marge and mariage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marge with mariage
A purely visual mix-up. marge (\maʁʒ\) and mariage (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marge is recorded at frequency rank #3,410, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁʒ\. mariage is at rank #741, 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 4151, this pair ranks #432,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marge vs mariage
Shared letters: aegmr. Private to "marge": -. Private to "mariage": i.
"marge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mariage" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marge" for "mariage" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marge" or "mariage"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marge" and "mariage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marcy vs marge". 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 #432,328 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.