Which to use
“marquent” and “marquera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,417
- “marquent” frequency rank
- #21,076
- “marquera” frequency rank
- 33493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquent | marquera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de marquer. |
Where the eye mixes marquent and marquera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marquent (CVCCVVCC) and marquera (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: marquent vs marquera
A purely visual mix-up. marquent (\maʁk\) and marquera (\maʁ.kə.ʁa\) 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 33493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquent is recorded at frequency rank #12,417, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁk\. marquera is at rank #21,076, tagged as averb, pronounced \maʁ.kə.ʁa\.
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 33493, this pair ranks #290,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marquent vs marquera
Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "marquent": nt. Private to "marquera": -.
"marquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "marquera" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marquent" and "marquera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "marquent" or "marquera" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquent" and "marquera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs marquera". 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 #290,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.