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Which to use

“mariant” and “marrants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,393
“mariant” frequency rank
#34,619
“marrants” frequency rank
74012
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mariant marrants
Definition Qui est enclin à se marier. Masculin pluriel de marrant.

Where the eye mixes mariant and marrants

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
mariant
8 ch
marrants

Look-alike desk: mariant vs marrants

A purely visual mix-up. mariant (\ma.ʁjɑ̃\) and marrants (\ma.ʁɑ̃\) 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 74012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mariant is recorded at frequency rank #39,393, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁjɑ̃\. marrants is at rank #34,619, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁɑ̃\.

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 74012, this pair ranks #38,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mariant vs marrants

Shared letters: amnrt. Private to "mariant": i. Private to "marrants": s.

"mariant" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "marrants" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mariantamriant · mairant · maraint · mariannt · mariantt · mariatn · marinat · marriant
  • marrantsamrrants · marants · mararnts · marrannts · marranst · marrantss · marrantts · marratns

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mariant" and "marrants" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ma.ʁjɑ̃\ versus \ma.ʁɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mariant" vs "marrants" - which ranks higher?
"marrants" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,619 in our French list, against #39,393 for "mariant". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mariant" and "marrants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mariant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "marrants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mariant" and "marrants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mandant vs mariant". 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 #38,577 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list