Which to use
“mara” and “mir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,956
- “mara” frequency rank
- #13,516
- “mir” frequency rank
- 27472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mara | mir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pandilla de jóvenes urbanos, especialmente la de comportamiento antisocial o delictivo. | Paz |
Where the eye mixes mara and mir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mara and mir
A purely visual mix-up. mara ([ˈmaɾa]) and mir (/mir/) 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 27472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mara is recorded at frequency rank #13,956, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾa]. mir is at rank #13,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mir/.
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 27472, this pair ranks #226,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mara vs mir
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mara": a. Private to "mir": i.
"mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mara ← marra · mmara · mraa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mara" and "mir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mara" vs "mir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mara" and "mir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mara" and "mir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mara 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 #226,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.