Which to use
“marient” and “mariez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,591
- “marient” frequency rank
- #44,040
- “mariez” frequency rank
- 63631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marient | mariez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe marier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier. |
Where the eye mixes marient and mariez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. marient runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against mariez's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marient vs mariez
A purely visual mix-up. marient (\ma.ʁi\) and mariez (\ma.ʁje\) 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 63631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marient is recorded at frequency rank #19,591, classified as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁi\. 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 63631, this pair ranks #81,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marient vs mariez
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "marient": nt. Private to "mariez": z.
"marient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marient" and "mariez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "marient" or "mariez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marient" 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 #81,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marient" 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 #81,003 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.