Which to use
“marge” and “mark” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,410
- “marge” frequency rank
- #3,777
- “mark” frequency rank
- 7187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marge | mark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lisière ; bord ; périphérie. | Reichsmark. |
Where the eye mixes marge and mark
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marge with mark
A purely visual mix-up. marge (\maʁʒ\) and mark (\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 7187, 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\. mark is at rank #3,777, 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 7187, this pair ranks #423,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marge vs mark
Shared letters: amr. Private to "marge": eg. Private to "mark": k.
"marge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marge" and "mark" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "marge" or "mark" show up more?
What to do next
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 "mark" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marge" and "mark" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs mark". 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 #423,925 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.