marquéesvsmarquezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: marquées is a adjective, marquez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“marquées” is an adjective and “marquez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,418
“marquées” frequency rank
#19,592
“marquez” frequency rank
32010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature marquées marquez
Definition Féminin pluriel de marqué. Indicatif présent, deuxième personne, du verbe marquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set marquées and marquez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
marquées
7 ch
marquez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: marquées and marquez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \maʁ.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

marquées is recorded at frequency rank #12,418, classified as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.ke\. marquez is at rank #19,592, tagged as averb, 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 32010, this pair ranks #300,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of marquées vs marquez

Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "marquées": . Private to "marquez": z.

"marquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC  ·  "marquez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • marquezamrquez · maqruez · marqeuz · marqquez · marquezz · marquze · marrquez · maruqez

Frequency comparison

marquées#12,418
marquez#19,592

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "marquées" and "marquez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "marquées" is an adjective and "marquez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "marquées" or "marquez"?
"marquées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,418 in our French list, against #19,592 for "marquez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering marquées vs marquez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “marquées”; for a verb, it's “marquez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “marquées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list