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“marier” and “mariera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,348
- “marier” frequency rank
- #49,210
- “mariera” frequency rank
- 53558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marier | mariera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unir deux personnes par le lien conjugal, selon les lois de l’État ou de la religion. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de marier. |
Where the eye mixes marier and mariera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marier vs mariera
A purely visual mix-up. marier (\ma.ʁje\) and mariera (\ma.ʁi.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “marier” sits inside “mariera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marier is recorded at frequency rank #4,348, classified as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁje\. mariera is at rank #49,210, tagged as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁi.ʁa\.
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 53558, this pair ranks #139,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marier vs mariera
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "marier": -. Private to "mariera": -.
"marier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "mariera" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marier" and "mariera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marier" or "mariera"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marier" and "mariera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs Marissa". 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 #139,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.