maré

/mɐ.ˈɾɛ/

//mɐ.ˈɾɛ// noun

The verdict

“maré” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,659
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar

Corpus desk

Index PT-mare · maré · Portuguese

maré · rank #7,659 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,659
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mancha

Nearest frequency peer: mancha (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “maré”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “maré” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

maré vs me
25% similar
maré vs mas
50% similar
maré vs mau
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for maré
PropertyValue
Headwordmaré
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ˈɾɛ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,659
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “maré” fica na frequência do português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).marécai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mancha” (#7,658), “Matthew” (#7,660), “leilão” (#7,655). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around maré (IPA /mɐ.ˈɾɛ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,659 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for maré, with forms such as "amré", "marré", and "maér". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "me", "mas", "mau", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is maré, spelled M-A-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A época de maré baixa é mais apropriada para visitar a Praia Bela.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amré
  • marré
  • maér
  • mmaré
  • mraé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maré - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amré2marré1maér2mmaré1mraé2
Edit distance from "maré"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maré"?
"maré" is spelled M-A-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈɾɛ/.
What does "maré" mean?
As a noun, "maré" means: movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar
What words are commonly confused with "maré"?
"maré" is commonly confused with "me", "mas", "mau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maré" is /mɐ.ˈɾɛ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maré" come from?
"maré" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maré", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "maré". Here's where to go from here.

  • "maré" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "me". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #7,659 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list