Which to use
“marko” and “marks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,617
- “marko” frequency rank
- #19,341
- “marks” frequency rank
- 53958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marko | marks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marque. | Pluriel de mark. |
Where the eye mixes marko and marks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marko and marks
A purely visual mix-up. marko (\ˈmar.ko\) and marks (\maʁk\) 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 a single letter - o in “marko” becomes s in “marks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marko is recorded at frequency rank #34,617, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmar.ko\. marks is at rank #19,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁk\.
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 53958, this pair ranks #137,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marko vs marks
Shared letters: akmr. Private to "marko": o. Private to "marks": s.
"marko" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marko" and "marks" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marko" or "marks"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "marko" and "marks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marko" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marko" and "marks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mambo vs marko". 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 #137,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.