mamutevsMarteConfusable pair

Which to use

“mamute” and “Marte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,564
“mamute” frequency rank
#6,088
“Marte” frequency rank
33652
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mamute Marte
Definition grande mamífero extinto, adaptado ao frio e aparentado do elefante filho de Juno e de Júpiter, é o deus da guerra e da agricultura

Where the eye mixes mamute and Marte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mamute runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Marte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
mamute
5 ch
Marte

Visual trap between mamute and Marte

A purely visual mix-up. mamute (/mɐ.ˈmu.tɨ/) and Marte (/ˈmar.tʃi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mamute is recorded at frequency rank #27,564, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈmu.tɨ/. Marte is at rank #6,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmar.tʃi/.

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 33652, this pair ranks #33,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mamute vs Marte

Shared letters: aemt. Private to "mamute": u. Private to "Marte": r.

"mamute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Marte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mamute ← ammute · mammute · mamtue · mamuet · mamutte · maumte · mmamute · mmaute
  • Marte ← amrte · maret · marrte · martte · matre · mmarte · mrate

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mamute" and "Marte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/mɐ.ˈmu.tɨ/ versus /ˈmar.tʃi/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mamute" vs "Marte" - which ranks higher?
"Marte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,088 in our Portuguese list, against #27,564 for "mamute". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mamute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Marte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mamute" and "Marte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mamute vs maquete". 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 #33,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list