# mares vs marred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mares
*noun · IPA /mɛɹz/ · frequency rank #29,365*
plural of mare

### marred
*adjective · IPA /mɑːd/ · frequency rank #25,839*
Spoiled; harmed or damaged.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mares-vs-marred