# macio vs Maria

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### macio
*adjective · IPA /mɐ.ˈsi.u/ · frequency rank #14,891*
que é suave aos sentidos. aveludado

### Maria
*noun · IPA /ma.ˈɾi.ɐ/ · frequency rank #619*
prenome feminino muito comum

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macio-vs-maria