Which to use
“marques” and “marquise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,838
- “marques” frequency rank
- #16,412
- “marquise” frequency rank
- 19250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marques | marquise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marque. | Épouse ou veuve d’un marquis. |
Where the eye mixes marques and marquise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marques runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against marquise's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between marques and marquise
A purely visual mix-up. marques (\maʁk\) and marquise (\maʁ.kiz\) 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 19250, 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\. marquise is at rank #16,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.kiz\.
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 19250, this pair ranks #374,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marques vs marquise
Shared letters: aemqrsu. Private to "marques": -. Private to "marquise": i.
"marques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "marquise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marques" and "marquise" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marques" vs "marquise" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marques" and "marquise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marquise vs marquises". 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 #374,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.