Which to use
“mah” is an intj and “maré” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- #7,659
- “maré” frequency rank
- 37079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | maré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar |
Letter map: mah vs maré
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and maré apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mah runs 3 letters (CVC) against maré's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for mah / maré
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and maréanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. 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 37079, this pair ranks #29,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs maré
Shared letters: am. Private to "mah": h. Private to "maré": ré.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "maré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mah" and "maré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mah" or "maré"?
What to do next
Pair "mah" vs "maré" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" 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 #29,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "maré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.