Which to use
“maço” and “Marc” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,742
- “maço” frequency rank
- #9,529
- “Marc” frequency rank
- 35271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maço | Marc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc. | Marcos |
Where the eye mixes maço and Marc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. maço (CVCV) and Marc (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: maço vs Marc
A purely visual mix-up. maço (/ˈma.su/) and Marc (/maʁk/.) 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 35271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maço is recorded at frequency rank #25,742, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.su/. Marc is at rank #9,529, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maʁk/..
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 35271, this pair ranks #31,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maço vs Marc
Shared letters: am. Private to "maço": oç. Private to "Marc": cr.
"maço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Marc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Marc ← amrc · macr · marcc · marrc · mmarc · mrac
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maço" for "Marc" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maço" or "Marc"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maço" and "Marc" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maço" and "Marc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs maço". 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 #31,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.