Which to use
“madre” and “Maori” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,219
- “madre” frequency rank
- #37,001
- “Maori” frequency rank
- 46220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madre | Maori |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mãe | um dos povos indígenas da Nova Zelândia |
Where the eye mixes madre and Maori
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: madre vs Maori
A purely visual mix-up. madre (/ˈma.dɾɨ/) and Maori (/maˈoːri/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 46220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madre is recorded at frequency rank #9,219, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.dɾɨ/. Maori is at rank #37,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maˈoːri/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 46220, this pair ranks #19,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of madre vs Maori
Shared letters: amr. Private to "madre": de. Private to "Maori": io.
"madre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Maori" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "madre" and "Maori" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "madre" or "Maori"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "madre" and "Maori" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "madre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madre" and "Maori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maori vs moi". 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 #19,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.