Which to use
“mariées” is an adjective and “mariez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,178
- “mariées” frequency rank
- #44,040
- “mariez” frequency rank
- 60218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariées | mariez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de marié. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier. |
Same sound, different letters: mariées vs mariez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. mariées runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against mariez's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: mariées vs mariez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mariées and mariez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ma.ʁje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mariées is recorded at frequency rank #16,178, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁje\. mariez is at rank #44,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁje\.
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 60218, this pair ranks #98,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mariées vs mariez
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "mariées": sé. Private to "mariez": z.
"mariées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mariez ← amriez · mairez · mareiz · mariezz · marize · marriez · mmariez · mraiez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mariées" and "mariez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mariées" vs "mariez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"mariées" and "mariez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariées" and "mariez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs mariez". 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 #98,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.