Which to use
“mariée” and “marne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,162
- “mariée” frequency rank
- #4,506
- “marne” frequency rank
- 8668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariée | marne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui se marie ou qui s’est mariée le jour même. | Roche sédimentaire, mélange de calcite (CaCO₃) et d'argile dans des proportions à peu près équivalentes variant de 35 % à 65 % (autre notation : (50 ± 15) %). |
Where the eye mixes mariée and marne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mariée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against marne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mariée with marne
A purely visual mix-up. mariée (\ma.ʁje\) and marne (\maʁn\) 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 8668, 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\. marne is at rank #4,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁn\.
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 8668, this pair ranks #419,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mariée vs marne
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "mariée": ié. Private to "marne": n.
"mariée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "marne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marne ← amrne · manre · maren · marnne · marrne · mmarne · mrane
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mariée" and "marne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mariée" or "marne" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "marne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariée" and "marne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariée vs mariera". 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 #419,238 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.