Which to use
“marges” and “mirages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,355
- “marges” frequency rank
- #43,014
- “mirages” frequency rank
- 53369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marges | mirages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marge. | Pluriel de mirage. |
Where the eye mixes marges and mirages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. marges runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mirages's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marges with mirages
A purely visual mix-up. marges (\maʁʒ\) and mirages (\mi.ʁaʒ\) 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 53369, 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\. mirages is at rank #43,014, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.ʁaʒ\.
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 53369, this pair ranks #141,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marges vs mirages
Shared letters: aegmrs. Private to "marges": -. Private to "mirages": i.
"marges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mirages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marges" and "mirages" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "marges" or "mirages" 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 "marges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marges" and "mirages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirages vs mitigés". 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 #141,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.