Which to use
“mare” and “muro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,350
- “mare” frequency rank
- #2,941
- “muro” frequency rank
- 28291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | muro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Madre. | Construcción vertical que sirve para separar un espacio de otro o para delimitar o encerrar un espacio. |
Where the eye mixes mare and muro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mare and muro
A purely visual mix-up. mare ([ˈma.ɾə]) and muro ([ˈmuɾo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28291, 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]. muro is at rank #2,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuɾo].
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 28291, this pair ranks #222,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs muro
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mare": ae. Private to "muro": ou.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "muro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mare" and "muro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mare" or "muro" show up more?
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 "muro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" and "muro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mare 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 #222,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.