Which to use
“madura” is a verb and “mauri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,492
- “madura” frequency rank
- #28,836
- “mauri” frequency rank
- 38328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madura | mauri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. | (Trichomycterus pictus) Pez de hasta 20 cm de largo, cuerpo delgado sin escamas y manchas oscuras sobre un fondo gris y cabeza chata. Nativo de Perú y Bolivia. |
Where the eye mixes madura and mauri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. madura runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against mauri's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses madura with mauri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: madura is [maˈð̞uɾa] while mauri is [ˈmawɾi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madura is recorded at frequency rank #9,492, classified as averb, pronounced [maˈð̞uɾa]. mauri is at rank #28,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmawɾi].
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 38328, this pair ranks #170,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of madura vs mauri
Shared letters: amru. Private to "madura": d. Private to "mauri": i.
"madura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mauri" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "madura" and "mauri" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "madura" or "mauri" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "madura" and "mauri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "madura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mauri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madura" and "mauri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mauri vs mur". 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 #170,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.