Which to use
“marquant” and “marrant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,036
- “marquant” frequency rank
- #3,275
- “marrant” frequency rank
- 12311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquant | marrant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se fait remarquer par des caractères particuliers, en parlant des personnes ou des choses. | Comique ; drôle ; ludique. |
Where the eye mixes marquant and marrant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marquant with marrant
A purely visual mix-up. marquant (\maʁ.kɑ̃\) and marrant (\ma.ʁɑ̃\) 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 12311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquant is recorded at frequency rank #9,036, classified as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.kɑ̃\. marrant is at rank #3,275, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁɑ̃\.
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 12311, this pair ranks #405,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marquant vs marrant
Shared letters: amnrt. Private to "marquant": qu. Private to "marrant": -.
"marquant" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "marrant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marquant" for "marrant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marquant" vs "marrant" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marrant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquant" and "marrant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marquant vs masquant". 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 #405,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.