Which to use
“mare” is a noun and “Marek” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- #23,227
- “Marek” frequency rank
- 48052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | Marek |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stute | Familienname |
Letter map: mare vs Marek
Shared letters muted; letters that set mare and Marek apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Marek's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mare and Marek
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mare is anoun and Marekaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mare” sits inside “Marek”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mare is recorded at frequency rank #24,825, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛə]. Marek is at rank #23,227, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 48052, this pair ranks #1,262,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs Marek
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "mare": -. Private to "Marek": k.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Marek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mare" for "Marek" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mare" vs "Marek" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mare" and "Marek".
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marek" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,262,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" and "Marek" 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 #1,262,555 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.