Which to use
“mártir” and “mástil” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,715
- “mártir” frequency rank
- #27,317
- “mástil” frequency rank
- 38032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mártir | mástil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que muere por una causa, en especial en el caso de las religiones. | Vara larga y robusta, colocada verticalmente sobre la cubierta, a la que se fija el aparejo de las velas de una embarcación. |
Where the eye mixes mártir and mástil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mártir and mástil follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mártir vs mástil
A purely visual mix-up. mártir ([ˈmaɾt̪iɾ]) and mástil ([ˈmast̪il]) 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 38032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mártir is recorded at frequency rank #10,715, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾt̪iɾ]. mástil is at rank #27,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmast̪il].
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 38032, this pair ranks #172,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mártir vs mástil
Shared letters: imtá. Private to "mártir": r. Private to "mástil": ls.
"mártir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mástil" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mártir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mástil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mártir" and "mástil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantis vs mástil". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #172,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.