Which to use
“marsh” and “mas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,247
- “marsh” frequency rank
- #9,694
- “mas” frequency rank
- 37941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marsh | mas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marais, marécage. | Ferme dans le midi de la France. |
Where the eye mixes marsh and mas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marsh vs mas
A purely visual mix-up. marsh (\mɑɹʃ\) and mas (\mas\) 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 37941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marsh is recorded at frequency rank #28,247, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑɹʃ\. mas is at rank #9,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mas\.
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 37941, this pair ranks #258,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marsh vs mas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "marsh": hr. Private to "mas": -.
"marsh" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marsh ← amrsh · marhs · marrsh · marshh · marssh · masrh · mmarsh · mrash
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marsh" for "mas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marsh" vs "mas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "marsh" and "mas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marsh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marsh" and "mas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marcy vs marsh". 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 #258,867 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.