Which to use
“marquée” and “masqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,507
- “marquée” frequency rank
- #25,040
- “masqués” frequency rank
- 29547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquée | masqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de marqué. | Masculin pluriel de masqué. |
Where the eye mixes marquée and masqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. marquée (CVCCVVV) and masqués (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses marquée with masqués
A purely visual mix-up. marquée (\maʁ.ke\) and masqués (\mas.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquée is recorded at frequency rank #4,507, classified as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.ke\. masqués is at rank #25,040, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mas.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 29547, this pair ranks #315,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marquée vs masqués
Shared letters: amqué. Private to "marquée": er. Private to "masqués": s.
"marquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "masqués" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marquée" for "masqués" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marquée" or "masqués"?
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 "marquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquée" and "masqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquent vs masqués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #315,987 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.