Which to use
“mala” is an adjective and “mar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,440
- “mala” frequency rank
- #10,521
- “mar” frequency rank
- 55961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mala | mar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verkehrt, umgekehrt, gegenteilig, entgegengesetzt | etwas stören, beeinträchtigen, beschädigen, verderben, verunstalten |
Letter map: mala vs mar
Shared letters muted; letters that set mala and mar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mala and mar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mala is anadjective and maraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mala is recorded at frequency rank #45,440, classified as anadj. mar is at rank #10,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɑːʳ].
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 55961, this pair ranks #958,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mala vs mar
Shared letters: am. Private to "mala": l. Private to "mar": r.
"mala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mala ← maal · malla · mlaa · mmala
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mala" for "mar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mala" or "mar"?
What to do next
You've compared "mala" and "mar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #958,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mala" and "mar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mala vs mora". 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 #958,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.