Which to use
“mariés” is an adjective and “Markus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,593
- “mariés” frequency rank
- #31,597
- “Markus” frequency rank
- 39190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariés | Markus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif marié. | Variante de Marc. |
Letter map: mariés vs Markus
Shared letters muted; letters that set mariés and Markus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: mariés vs Markus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mariés is anadjective and Markusaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mariés is recorded at frequency rank #7,593, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁje\. Markus is at rank #31,597, tagged as aname.
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 39190, this pair ranks #249,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mariés vs Markus
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "mariés": ié. Private to "Markus": ku.
"mariés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Markus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Markus ← amrkus · makrus · markkus · marksu · markuss · marrkus · maruks · mmarkus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mariés" for "Markus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mariés" vs "Markus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mariés" and "Markus".
- Full dictionary entry for "mariés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Markus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariés" and "Markus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Markus vs mordus". 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 #249,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.