marier vs mariez, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“marier” and “mariez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,348
“marier” frequency rank: #44,040
“mariez” frequency rank: 48388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	marier	mariez
Definition	Unir deux personnes par le lien conjugal, selon les lois de l’État ou de la religion.	Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set marier and mariez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

marier

6 ch

mariez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. marier and mariez are pronounced identically (\ma.ʁje\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “marier” becomes z in “mariez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48388, 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\. 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 48388, this pair ranks #179,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of marier vs mariez

Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "marier": -. Private to "mariez": z.

"marier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

marier ← amrier · mairer · mareir · marierr · marire · marrier · mmarier · mraier
mariez ← amriez · mairez · mareiz · mariezz · marize · marriez · mmariez · mraiez

Frequency comparison

marier#4,348

mariez#44,040

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "marier" and "mariez" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ma.ʁje\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "marier" or "mariez"?

"marier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,348 in our French list, against #44,040 for "mariez". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering marier vs mariez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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