Which to use
“mariée” and “mariette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,162
- “mariée” frequency rank
- #37,423
- “mariette” frequency rank
- 41585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariée | mariette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui se marie ou qui s’est mariée le jour même. | Espèce de campanule (Campanula medium L.). |
Where the eye mixes mariée and mariette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mariée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against mariette's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mariée and mariette
A purely visual mix-up. mariée (\ma.ʁje\) and mariette (\ma.ʁjɛt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mariée is recorded at frequency rank #4,162, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁje\. mariette is at rank #37,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁjɛt\.
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 41585, this pair ranks #232,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mariée vs mariette
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "mariée": é. Private to "mariette": t.
"mariée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "mariette" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mariette ← amriette · mairette · mareitte · mariete · marietet · maritete · marriette · mmariette
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mariée" and "mariette" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mariée" or "mariette"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariée" and "mariette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariette vs marquette". 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 #232,027 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.