Which to use
“marier” is a verb and “marin” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,348
- “marier” frequency rank
- #3,936
- “marin” frequency rank
- 8284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marier | marin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unir deux personnes par le lien conjugal, selon les lois de l’État ou de la religion. | Qui appartient à la mer. |
Where the eye mixes marier and marin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marier vs marin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marier is \ma.ʁje\ while marin is \ma.ʁɛ̃\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8284, 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\. marin is at rank #3,936, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁɛ̃\.
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 8284, this pair ranks #420,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marier vs marin
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "marier": e. Private to "marin": n.
"marier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "marin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marier" for "marin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marier" vs "marin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "marier" and "marin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marier" and "marin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs marin". 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 #420,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.