MakrovsmareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Makro” and “mare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,188
“Makro” frequency rank
#24,825
“mare” frequency rank
55013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Makro mare
Definition eine fest vorgegebene Folge von Befehlen, Aktionen oder Tastaturcodes in den Bereichen Anwendungsprogramme, Programmierung und PC-Spiele (länger auch Makrobefehl) Stute

Where the eye mixes Makro and mare

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Makro
4 ch
mare

Why the eye confuses Makro with mare

A purely visual mix-up. Makro ([ˈmaːkʁo]) and mare ([mɛə]) 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 55013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Makro is recorded at frequency rank #30,188, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːkʁo]. mare is at rank #24,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛə].

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 55013, this pair ranks #996,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Makro vs mare

Shared letters: amr. Private to "Makro": ko. Private to "mare": e.

"Makro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Makroamkro · makkro · makor · makrro · mkaro · mmakro
  • maremaer · marre · mmare · mrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Makro" and "mare" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmaːkʁo] versus [mɛə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Makro" vs "mare" - which ranks higher?
"mare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,825 in our German list, against #30,188 for "Makro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Makro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #996,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Makro" and "mare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Makro vs miro". 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 #996,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list