Which to use
“madre” and “maple” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,219
- “madre” frequency rank
- #33,933
- “maple” frequency rank
- 43152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madre | maple |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mãe | ácer |
Where the eye mixes madre and maple
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: madre vs maple
A purely visual mix-up. madre (/ˈma.dɾɨ/) and maple (/meɪpəl/) 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 43152, 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/. maple is at rank #33,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced /meɪpəl/.
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 43152, this pair ranks #22,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of madre vs maple
Shared letters: aem. Private to "madre": dr. Private to "maple": lp.
"madre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "maple" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "madre" and "maple" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "madre" or "maple"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "madre" and "maple" 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 "maple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madre" and "maple" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malo vs maple". 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 #22,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.