Which to use
“mariée” and “martel” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,162
- “mariée” frequency rank
- #14,728
- “martel” frequency rank
- 18890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariée | martel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui se marie ou qui s’est mariée le jour même. | Variante de marteau. |
Where the eye mixes mariée and martel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mariée vs martel
A purely visual mix-up. mariée (\ma.ʁje\) and martel (\maʁ.tɛl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18890, 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\. martel is at rank #14,728, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.tɛl\.
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 18890, this pair ranks #376,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mariée vs martel
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "mariée": ié. Private to "martel": lt.
"mariée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "martel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- martel ← amrtel · maretl · marrtel · martell · martle · marttel · matrel · mmartel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mariée" for "martel" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mariée" vs "martel" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mariée" and "martel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "martel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariée" and "martel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maël vs martel". 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 #376,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.