Which to use
“marqué” is an adjective and “matraque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,046
- “marqué” frequency rank
- #20,496
- “matraque” frequency rank
- 22542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marqué | matraque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui frappe la vue, l’attention, qui se fait remarquer, apparent, visible. | Bâton qui sert de canne aux conducteurs d’animaux en Afrique. |
Where the eye mixes marqué and matraque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. marqué runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against matraque's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marqué with matraque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marqué is \maʁ.ke\ while matraque is \ma.tʁak\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marqué is recorded at frequency rank #2,046, classified as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.ke\. matraque is at rank #20,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.tʁak\.
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 22542, this pair ranks #357,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marqué vs matraque
Shared letters: amqru. Private to "marqué": é. Private to "matraque": et.
"marqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "matraque" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- matraque ← amtraque · martaque · matarque · matraqeu · matraqque · matrauqe · matrqaue · matrraque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marqué" and "matraque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marqué" vs "matraque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "marqué" and "matraque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matraque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marqué" and "matraque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matraquage vs matraque". 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 #357,424 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.