Which to use
“mara” and “MRT” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,072
- “mara” frequency rank
- #40,351
- “MRT” frequency rank
- 56423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mara | MRT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. | Initialism of magnetic resonance tomography. |
Where the eye mixes mara and MRT
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mara and MRT
A purely visual mix-up. mara (/ˈmɑːɹə/) and MRT (/ɛm ɑː(ɹ)tiː/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mara is recorded at frequency rank #16,072, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɑːɹə/. MRT is at rank #40,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛm ɑː(ɹ)tiː/.
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 56423, this pair ranks #126,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mara vs MRT
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mara": a. Private to "MRT": t.
"mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "MRT" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mara ← amra · maar · marra · mmara · mraa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mara" for "MRT" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mara" vs "MRT" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "MRT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mara" and "MRT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "MMP vs MRT". 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 #126,423 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.