Which to use
“marier” is a verb and “mariés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,348
- “marier” frequency rank
- #7,593
- “mariés” frequency rank
- 11941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marier | mariés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unir deux personnes par le lien conjugal, selon les lois de l’État ou de la religion. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif marié. |
Same sound, different letters: marier vs mariés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - marier and mariés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: marier and mariés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ma.ʁje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11941, 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\. mariés is at rank #7,593, tagged as anadj, 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 11941, this pair ranks #407,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marier vs mariés
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "marier": e. Private to "mariés": sé.
"marier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "mariés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marier ← amrier · mairer · mareir · marierr · marire · marrier · mmarier · mraier
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marier" and "mariés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marier" or "mariés"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "marier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marier" and "mariés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs mariés". 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 #407,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.