Which to use
“mare” and “marga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,350
- “mare” frequency rank
- #30,564
- “marga” frequency rank
- 55914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | marga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Madre. | Roca sedimentaria grisácea, compuesta principalmente por carbonato de calcio y arcilla. Se deposita en ambientes marinos y lacustres. Se usa como abono y en la fabricación de cemento. |
Where the eye mixes mare and marga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against marga's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mare vs marga
A purely visual mix-up. mare ([ˈma.ɾə]) and marga ([ˈmaɾɣ̞a]) 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 55914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mare is recorded at frequency rank #25,350, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈma.ɾə]. marga is at rank #30,564, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾɣ̞a].
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 55914, this pair ranks #76,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs marga
Shared letters: amr. Private to "mare": e. Private to "marga": g.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "marga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mare" and "marga" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mare" vs "marga" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" and "marga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marga vs minga". 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 #76,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.