Which to use
“Mara” and “Mark” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,981
- “Mara” frequency rank
- #1,703
- “Mark” frequency rank
- 20684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mara | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nagetier, Art der Meerschweinchen, die in Südamerika beheimatet ist | historische Gewichts- bzw. Masseneinheit, die ab dem 11. Jahrhundert das Pfund als Edelmetall- und Münzgewicht verdrängte. Die Mark ist traditionell ein halbes Pfund und wurde üblicherweise in 8 Unzen oder 16 Lot eingeteilt |
Where the eye mixes Mara and Mark
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mara and Mark
A purely visual mix-up. Mara ([ˈmaːʁa]) and Mark ([maʁk]) 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 k in “Mark”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20684, 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]. Mark is at rank #1,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maʁk].
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 20684, this pair ranks #1,894,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mara vs Mark
Shared letters: amr. Private to "Mara": -. Private to "Mark": k.
"Mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mara" and "Mark" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Mara" vs "Mark" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Mara" and "Mark" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mark" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,894,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mara" and "Mark" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mara 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 #1,894,941 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.