Which to use
“mariées” and “martiens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,178
- “mariées” frequency rank
- #34,620
- “martiens” frequency rank
- 50798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariées | martiens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de marié. | Masculin pluriel de martien. |
Where the eye mixes mariées and martiens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mariées runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against martiens's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mariées vs martiens
A purely visual mix-up. mariées (\ma.ʁje\) and martiens (\maʁ.sjɛ̃\) 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 50798, 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\. martiens is at rank #34,620, tagged as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.sjɛ̃\.
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 50798, this pair ranks #159,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mariées vs martiens
Shared letters: aeimrs. Private to "mariées": é. Private to "martiens": nt.
"mariées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "martiens" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- martiens ← amrtiens · maritens · marrtiens · marteins · martienns · martienss · martiesn · martines
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mariées" and "martiens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mariées" vs "martiens" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mariées" and "martiens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "martiens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariées" and "martiens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "martiens vs Martigny". 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 #159,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.