Which to use
“mariez” and “méritez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,040
- “mariez” frequency rank
- #19,348
- “méritez” frequency rank
- 63388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mariez | méritez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mériter. |
Where the eye mixes mariez and méritez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mariez runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against méritez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mariez vs méritez
A purely visual mix-up. mariez (\ma.ʁje\) and méritez (\me.ʁi.te\) 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 63388, 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\. méritez is at rank #19,348, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.ʁi.te\.
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 63388, this pair ranks #82,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mariez vs méritez
Shared letters: eimrz. Private to "mariez": a. Private to "méritez": té.
"mariez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "méritez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mariez ← amriez · mairez · mareiz · mariezz · marize · marriez · mmariez · mraiez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mariez" for "méritez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mariez" or "méritez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mariez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "méritez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mariez" and "méritez" 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 #82,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.