Which to use
“marías” is a noun and “meras” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,919
- “marías” frequency rank
- #28,840
- “meras” frequency rank
- 55759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marías | meras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maría. | Forma del femenino plural de mero₂. |
Where the eye mixes marías and meras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marías vs meras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marías is [maˈɾias] while meras is [ˈmeɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marías is recorded at frequency rank #26,919, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾias]. meras is at rank #28,840, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeɾas].
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 55759, this pair ranks #77,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marías vs meras
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "marías": í. Private to "meras": e.
"marías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "meras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meras ← emras · mears · merass · merras · mersa · mmeras · mreas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marías" and "meras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marías" or "meras"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "marías" and "meras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marías" and "meras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "means vs meras". 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 #77,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.