Which to use
“mareos” and “marías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,224
- “mareos” frequency rank
- #26,919
- “marías” frequency rank
- 60143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mareos | marías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mareo. | Forma del plural de maría. |
Where the eye mixes mareos and marías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mareos and marías follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mareos with marías
A purely visual mix-up. mareos ([maˈɾeos]) and marías ([maˈɾias]) 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 60143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mareos is recorded at frequency rank #33,224, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾeos]. marías is at rank #26,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾias].
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 60143, this pair ranks #59,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mareos vs marías
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "mareos": eo. Private to "marías": í.
"mareos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "marías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mareos ← amreos · maeros · mareoss · mareso · maroes · marreos · mmareos · mraeos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mareos" for "marías" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mareos" or "marías" 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 "mareos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mareos" and "marías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mareos". 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 #59,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.