Which to use
“marques” is a noun and “masquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,838
- “marques” frequency rank
- #13,210
- “masquer” frequency rank
- 16048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marques | masquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de marque. | Mettre un masque à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes marques and masquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marques vs masquer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marques is \maʁk\ while masquer is \mas.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16048, 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\. masquer is at rank #13,210, tagged as averb, pronounced \mas.ke\.
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 16048, this pair ranks #389,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marques vs masquer
Shared letters: aemqrsu. Private to "marques": -. Private to "masquer": -.
"marques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "masquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marques" and "masquer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marques" or "masquer"?
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 "masquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marques" and "masquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquent vs masquer". 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 #389,631 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.