Which to use
“marques” and “marqueurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,838
- “marques” frequency rank
- #17,764
- “marqueurs” frequency rank
- 20602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marques | marqueurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marque. | Pluriel de marqueur. |
Where the eye mixes marques and marqueurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. marques runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against marqueurs's 9 (CVCCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marques with marqueurs
A purely visual mix-up. marques (\maʁk\) and marqueurs (\maʁ.kœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marques is recorded at frequency rank #2,838, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁk\. marqueurs is at rank #17,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.kœʁ\.
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 20602, this pair ranks #367,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marques vs marqueurs
Shared letters: aemqrsu. Private to "marques": -. Private to "marqueurs": -.
"marques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "marqueurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marques" and "marqueurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marques" vs "marqueurs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marqueurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marques" and "marqueurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marques vs moqués". 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 #367,438 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.