marevsmartiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“mare” and “marti” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,825
“mare” frequency rank
#45,446
“marti” frequency rank
70271
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mare marti
Definition Stute Ehefrau des Sohnes; Schwiegertochter

Letter map: mare vs marti

Shared letters muted; letters that set mare and marti apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
mare
5 ch
marti

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

mare and marti are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70271, 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]. marti is at rank #45,446, tagged as anoun, 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 70271, this pair ranks #451,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mare vs marti

Shared letters: amr. Private to "mare": e. Private to "marti": it.

"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "marti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • maremaer · marre · mmare · mrae
  • martiamrti · marit · marrti · martti · matri · mmarti · mrati

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mare" and "marti" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "mare" or "marti"?
"mare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,825 in our German list, against #45,446 for "marti". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "mare" and "marti". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "marti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #451,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mare" and "marti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marti vs puzzles". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list