Which to use
“marier” and “marquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,348
- “marier” frequency rank
- #3,778
- “marquer” frequency rank
- 8126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marier | marquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unir deux personnes par le lien conjugal, selon les lois de l’État ou de la religion. | Distinguer une chose d’une autre au moyen d’une marque. |
Where the eye mixes marier and marquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marier vs marquer
A purely visual mix-up. marier (\ma.ʁje\) and marquer (\maʁ.ke\) 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 8126, 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\. marquer is at rank #3,778, tagged as averb, pronounced \maʁ.ke\.
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 8126, this pair ranks #421,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marier vs marquer
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "marier": i. Private to "marquer": qu.
"marier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "marquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marier" and "marquer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marier" vs "marquer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marier" and "marquer" 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 "marquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marier" and "marquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marier vs Meier". 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 #421,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.