Which to use
“marges” and “marks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,355
- “marges” frequency rank
- #19,341
- “marks” frequency rank
- 29696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marges | marks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marge. | Pluriel de mark. |
Where the eye mixes marges and marks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marges vs marks
A purely visual mix-up. marges (\maʁʒ\) 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 29696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marges is recorded at frequency rank #10,355, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁʒ\. 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 29696, this pair ranks #315,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marges vs marks
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "marges": eg. Private to "marks": k.
"marges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marges" for "marks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marges" vs "marks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marges" 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 #315,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marges" 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 #315,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.