martvsmdrTell them apart

Quick tell: mart is a noun, mdr is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mart” is a noun and “mdr” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,615
“mart” frequency rank
#9,512
“mdr” frequency rank
32127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mart mdr
Definition Mars. Formule qui est principalement utilisée à l’écrit (sur internet puis par texto) et qui indique que celui qui le note est en train de rire ou est amusé. Mais elle peut également être utilisée pour signaler son étonnement dans une situation inhabituelle.

Where the eye mixes mart and mdr

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
mart
3 ch
mdr

Why the eye confuses mart with mdr

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mart is \mɑrt\ while mdr is \ɛm.de.ɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mart is recorded at frequency rank #22,615, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑrt\. mdr is at rank #9,512, tagged as anintj, pronounced \ɛm.de.ɛʁ\.

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 32127, this pair ranks #299,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mart vs mdr

Shared letters: mr. Private to "mart": at. Private to "mdr": d.

"mart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • martamrt · marrt · martt · matr · mmart · mrat

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mart" and "mdr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mart" is a noun and "mdr" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "mart" vs "mdr" - which ranks higher?
"mdr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,512 in our French list, against #22,615 for "mart". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mdr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #299,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mart" and "mdr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs mart". 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 #299,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list