Which to use
“Markus” is a name and “marqué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,597
- “Markus” frequency rank
- #2,046
- “marqué” frequency rank
- 33643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Markus | marqué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de Marc. | Qui frappe la vue, l’attention, qui se fait remarquer, apparent, visible. |
Letter map: Markus vs marqué
Shared letters muted; letters that set Markus and marqué apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Markus and marqué
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Markus is aname and marquéanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Markus is recorded at frequency rank #31,597, classified as aname. marqué is at rank #2,046, tagged as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.ke\.
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 33643, this pair ranks #289,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Markus vs marqué
Shared letters: amru. Private to "Markus": ks. Private to "marqué": qé.
"Markus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Markus ← amrkus · makrus · markkus · marksu · markuss · marrkus · maruks · mmarkus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Markus" for "marqué" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Markus" and "marqué".
- Full dictionary entry for "Markus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marqué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Markus" and "marqué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Markus vs mordus". 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 #289,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.