Which to use
“magro” is an adjective and “maré” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,924
- “magro” frequency rank
- #7,659
- “maré” frequency rank
- 18583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magro | maré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não gordo, não cheio de carnes | movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar |
Letter map: magro vs maré
Shared letters muted; letters that set magro and maré apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - magro and maré
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magro is anadjective and maréanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magro is recorded at frequency rank #10,924, classified as anadj. maré is at rank #7,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɾɛ/.
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 18583, this pair ranks #52,380 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magro vs maré
Shared letters: amr. Private to "magro": go. Private to "maré": é.
"magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "maré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- magro ← amgro · maggro · magor · magrro · margo · mgaro · mmagro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magro" for "maré" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "magro" vs "maré" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "magro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,380 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magro" and "maré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs maré". 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 #52,380 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.