Which to use
“marks” is a noun and “mûres” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,341
- “marks” frequency rank
- #25,411
- “mûres” frequency rank
- 44752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | mûres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mark. | Féminin pluriel de mûr. |
Where the eye mixes marks and mûres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marks with mûres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marks is \maʁk\ while mûres is \myʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #19,341, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁk\. mûres is at rank #25,411, tagged as anadj, pronounced \myʁ\.
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 44752, this pair ranks #208,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs mûres
Shared letters: mrs. Private to "marks": ak. Private to "mûres": eû.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mûres" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marks ← amrks · makrs · markks · markss · marrks · marsk · mmarks · mraks
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marks" for "mûres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marks" vs "mûres" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mûres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "mûres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muer vs mûres". 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 #208,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.