# Mara vs mata

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mara
*noun · IPA [ˈmaːʁa] · frequency rank #18,981*
Nagetier, Art der Meerschweinchen, die in Südamerika beheimatet ist

### mata
*noun · IPA [máːtáː] · frequency rank #40,084*
Plural des Substantivs mace

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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