madres vs mare, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#2,457
“madres” frequency rank: #25,350
“mare” frequency rank: 27807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	madres	mare
Definition	Forma del plural de madre.	Madre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set madres and mare apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

madres

4 ch

mare

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. madres ([ˈmað̞ɾes]) and mare ([ˈma.ɾə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

madres is recorded at frequency rank #2,457, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmað̞ɾes]. mare is at rank #25,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈma.ɾə].

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 27807, this pair ranks #225,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of madres vs mare

Shared letters: aemr. Private to "madres": ds. Private to "mare": -.

"madres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

madres ← amdres · maddres · maders · madress · madrres · madrse · mardes · mdares
mare ← amre · marre · mmare · mrae

Frequency comparison

madres#2,457

mare#25,350

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "madres" and "mare" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈmað̞ɾes] versus [ˈma.ɾə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "madres" or "mare"?

"madres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,457 in our Spanish list, against #25,350 for "mare". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering madres vs mare

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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