Which to use
“marrer” and “migrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,677
- “marrer” frequency rank
- #27,128
- “migrer” frequency rank
- 42805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marrer | migrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Labourer la terre avec une marre. | Passer d’un pays dans un autre pour s’y établir. |
Where the eye mixes marrer and migrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marrer with migrer
A purely visual mix-up. marrer (\ma.ʁe\) and migrer (\mi.ɡʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marrer is recorded at frequency rank #15,677, classified as averb, pronounced \ma.ʁe\. migrer is at rank #27,128, tagged as averb, pronounced \mi.ɡʁe\.
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 42805, this pair ranks #222,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marrer vs migrer
Shared letters: emr. Private to "marrer": a. Private to "migrer": gi.
"marrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "migrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marrer" for "migrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marrer" vs "migrer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "migrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marrer" and "migrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs migrer". 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 #222,822 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.