Which to use
“mariée” is a noun and “méritée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,162
- “mariée” frequency rank
- #18,805
- “méritée” frequency rank
- 22967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariée | méritée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui se marie ou qui s’est mariée le jour même. | Participe passé féminin singulier de mériter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mariée and méritée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mariée is \ma.ʁje\ while méritée is \me.ʁi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22967, 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\. méritée is at rank #18,805, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.ʁi.te\.
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 22967, this pair ranks #355,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mariée vs méritée
Shared letters: eimré. Private to "mariée": a. Private to "méritée": t.
"mariée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "méritée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mariée" and "méritée" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering mariée vs méritée
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 “méritée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mariée” entry
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