Which to use
“mariés” is an adjective and “maximes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,593
- “mariés” frequency rank
- #42,456
- “maximes” frequency rank
- 50049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariés | maximes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif marié. | Pluriel de maxime. |
Where the eye mixes mariés and maximes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mariés runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against maximes's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mariés vs maximes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mariés is \ma.ʁje\ while maximes is \mak.sim\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50049, 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\. maximes is at rank #42,456, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mak.sim\.
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 50049, this pair ranks #165,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mariés vs maximes
Shared letters: aims. Private to "mariés": ré. Private to "maximes": ex.
"mariés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "maximes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maximes ← amximes · maixmes · maxiems · maximess · maximmes · maximse · maxmies · maxximes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mariés" and "maximes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mariés" or "maximes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mariés" and "maximes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maximes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariés" and "maximes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manies vs maximes". 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 #165,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.