Which to use
“marques” and “masque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,838
- “marques” frequency rank
- #3,938
- “masque” frequency rank
- 6776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marques | masque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marque. | Faux visage de carton ou d’autre matière, dont on se couvre la figure pour se déguiser, pour accomplir un rituel, dissimuler son identité ou bien par jeu. |
Where the eye mixes marques and masque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marques with masque
A purely visual mix-up. marques (\maʁk\) and masque (\mask\) 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 6776, 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\. masque is at rank #3,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mask\.
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 6776, this pair ranks #425,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marques vs masque
Shared letters: aemqsu. Private to "marques": r. Private to "masque": -.
"marques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "masque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marques" and "masque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marques" vs "masque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "masque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marques" and "masque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masque vs masquent". 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 #425,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.