Which to use
“Mara” and “mare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,981
- “Mara” frequency rank
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- 43806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mara | mare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nagetier, Art der Meerschweinchen, die in Südamerika beheimatet ist | Stute |
Where the eye mixes Mara and mare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Mara and mare follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Mara and mare
A purely visual mix-up. Mara ([ˈmaːʁa]) 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 a single letter - a in “Mara” becomes e in “mare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mara is recorded at frequency rank #18,981, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːʁa]. 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 43806, this pair ranks #1,406,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mara vs mare
Shared letters: amr. Private to "Mara": -. Private to "mare": e.
"Mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mara" and "mare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mara" or "mare"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mara" 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 #1,406,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mara" and "mare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mare 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 #1,406,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.