Which to use
“mariées” is an adjective and “méritées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,178
- “mariées” frequency rank
- #48,674
- “méritées” frequency rank
- 64852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariées | méritées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de marié. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de mériter. |
Where the eye mixes mariées and méritées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mariées runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against méritées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mariées vs méritées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mariées is \ma.ʁje\ while méritées 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64852, 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\. méritées is at rank #48,674, 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 64852, this pair ranks #75,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mariées vs méritées
Shared letters: eimrsé. Private to "mariées": a. Private to "méritées": t.
"mariées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "méritées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mariées" and "méritées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mariées" or "méritées"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "méritées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariées" and "méritées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "méritées vs méritons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.