Which to use
“mariez” and “méfiez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,040
- “mariez” frequency rank
- #25,053
- “méfiez” frequency rank
- 69093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariez | méfiez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de méfier. |
Where the eye mixes mariez and méfiez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mariez and méfiez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mariez and méfiez
A purely visual mix-up. mariez (\ma.ʁje\) and méfiez (\me.fje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mariez is recorded at frequency rank #44,040, classified as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁje\. méfiez is at rank #25,053, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.fje\.
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 69093, this pair ranks #56,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mariez vs méfiez
Shared letters: eimz. Private to "mariez": ar. Private to "méfiez": fé.
"mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "méfiez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mariez ← amriez · mairez · mareiz · mariezz · marize · marriez · mmariez · mraiez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mariez" for "méfiez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "mariez" or "méfiez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "méfiez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariez" and "méfiez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs mariez". 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 #56,497 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.