Which to use
“marquées” and “masquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,418
- “marquées” frequency rank
- #33,345
- “masquée” frequency rank
- 45763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquées | masquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de marqué. | Féminin singulier de masqué. |
Where the eye mixes marquées and masquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marquées runs 8 letters (CVCCVVVC) against masquée's 7 (CVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between marquées and masquée
A purely visual mix-up. marquées (\maʁ.ke\) and masquée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45763, 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\. masquée is at rank #33,345, 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 45763, this pair ranks #200,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marquées vs masquée
Shared letters: aemqsué. Private to "marquées": r. Private to "masquée": -.
"marquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "masquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marquées" and "masquée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marquées" vs "masquée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marquées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquées" and "masquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquée vs moquée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.