mariéevsmariniWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mariée is a noun, marini is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mariée” is a noun and “marini” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,162
“mariée” frequency rank
#47,444
“marini” frequency rank
51606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mariée marini
Definition Femme qui se marie ou qui s’est mariée le jour même. Mariner.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mariée and marini apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
mariée
6 ch
marini

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mariée is \ma.ʁje\ while marini is \ma.ˈri.ni\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51606, 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\. marini is at rank #47,444, tagged as averb, pronounced \ma.ˈri.ni\.

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 51606, this pair ranks #153,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mariée vs marini

Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mariée": . Private to "marini": n.

"mariée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV  ·  "marini" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mariniamrini · mairni · mariin · marinni · marnii · marrini · mmarini · mraini

Frequency comparison

mariée#4,162
marini#47,444

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mariée" and "marini" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mariée" is a noun and "marini" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mariée" or "marini"?
"mariée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,162 in our French list, against #47,444 for "marini". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering mariée vs marini

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mariée”; for a verb, it's “marini”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mariée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list