Which to use
“mariage” and “marriage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #741
- “mariage” frequency rank
- #33,342
- “marriage” frequency rank
- 34083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariage | marriage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Mariage (en tant que concept et institution). |
Where the eye mixes mariage and marriage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mariage runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against marriage's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mariage vs marriage
A purely visual mix-up. mariage (\ma.ʁjaʒ\) and marriage (\ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ\) 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 34083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mariage is recorded at frequency rank #741, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁjaʒ\. marriage is at rank #33,342, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ\.
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 34083, this pair ranks #286,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mariage vs marriage
Shared letters: aegimr. Private to "mariage": -. Private to "marriage": -.
"mariage" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "marriage" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mariage" and "marriage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mariage" vs "marriage" - which ranks higher?
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 "mariage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marriage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariage" and "marriage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marécage vs marriage". 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 #286,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.