Which to use
“martes” and “mártires” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,904
- “martes” frequency rank
- #10,889
- “mártires” frequency rank
- 12793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | martes | mártires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segundo día de la semana laboral. | Forma del plural de mártir. |
Where the eye mixes martes and mártires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. martes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mártires's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: martes vs mártires
A purely visual mix-up. martes ([ˈmaɾt̪es]) and mártires ([ˈmaɾt̪iɾes]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
martes is recorded at frequency rank #1,904, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾt̪es]. mártires is at rank #10,889, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾt̪iɾes].
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 12793, this pair ranks #290,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of martes vs mártires
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "martes": a. Private to "mártires": iá.
"martes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mártires" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- martes ← amrtes · marets · marrtes · martess · martse · marttes · matres · mmartes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "martes" and "mártires" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "martes" vs "mártires" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "martes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mártires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "martes" and "mártires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs martes". 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 #290,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.