Which to use
“mari” is a noun and “mdr” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,335
- “mari” frequency rank
- #9,512
- “mdr” frequency rank
- 10847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mari | mdr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme uni à une autre personne par les liens du mariage, époux. | Formule qui est principalement utilisée à l’écrit (sur internet puis par texto) et qui indique que celui qui le note est en train de rire ou est amusé. Mais elle peut également être utilisée pour signaler son étonnement dans une situation inhabituelle. |
Where the eye mixes mari and mdr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mari and mdr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mari is \ma.ʁi\ while mdr is \ɛm.de.ɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mari is recorded at frequency rank #1,335, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁi\. mdr is at rank #9,512, tagged as anintj, pronounced \ɛm.de.ɛʁ\.
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 10847, this pair ranks #411,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mari vs mdr
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mari": ai. Private to "mdr": d.
"mari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mari ← amri · mair · marri · mmari · mrai
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mari" and "mdr" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mari" or "mdr"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mari" and "mdr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mari" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mdr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mari" and "mdr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mdr vs MWh". 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 #411,446 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.