Which to use
“manhã” and “marinha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #428
- “manhã” frequency rank
- #3,156
- “marinha” frequency rank
- 3584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manhã | marinha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período do dia entre o nascer-do-sol e o meio-dia | costa, ribeira, praia, território próximo ao mar e por ele influenciado, litoral |
Where the eye mixes manhã and marinha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. manhã runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against marinha's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manhã vs marinha
A purely visual mix-up. manhã (/mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/) and marinha (/mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manhã is recorded at frequency rank #428, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/. marinha is at rank #3,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/.
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 3584, this pair ranks #71,533 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manhã vs marinha
Shared letters: ahmn. Private to "manhã": ã. Private to "marinha": ir.
"manhã" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "marinha" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marinha ← amrinha · mairnha · marihna · marinah · marinhha · marinnha · marniha · marrinha
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manhã" and "marinha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "manhã" or "marinha"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "manhã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marinha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,533 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manhã" and "marinha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs manhã". 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 #71,533 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.