Which to use
“mare” and “mauri” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,350
- “mare” frequency rank
- #28,836
- “mauri” frequency rank
- 54186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | mauri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Madre. | (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 mare and mauri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mare with mauri
A purely visual mix-up. mare ([ˈma.ɾə]) and mauri ([ˈmawɾi]) 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 54186, 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]. 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 54186, this pair ranks #84,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs mauri
Shared letters: amr. Private to "mare": e. Private to "mauri": iu.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mauri" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mare" and "mauri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mare" or "mauri" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "mauri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" 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 #84,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.