Which to use
“marques” and “marquises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,838
- “marques” frequency rank
- #44,572
- “marquises” frequency rank
- 47410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marques | marquises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marque. | Pluriel de marquise. |
Where the eye mixes marques and marquises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marques with marquises
A purely visual mix-up. marques (\maʁk\) and marquises (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47410, 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\. marquises is at rank #44,572, 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 47410, this pair ranks #187,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marques vs marquises
Shared letters: aemqrsu. Private to "marques": -. Private to "marquises": i.
"marques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "marquises" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marques" for "marquises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marques" vs "marquises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "marquises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marques" and "marquises" 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 #187,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.