Which to use
“mania” and “marca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,393
- “mania” frequency rank
- #1,013
- “marca” frequency rank
- 11406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mania | marca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de loucura com tendências para a excitação | ato ou efeito de marcar |
Where the eye mixes mania and marca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mania vs marca
A purely visual mix-up. mania (/mɐ.ˈni.ɐ/) and marca (/ˈmaɾ.kɐ/) 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 11406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mania is recorded at frequency rank #10,393, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈni.ɐ/. marca is at rank #1,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/.
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 11406, this pair ranks #61,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mania vs marca
Shared letters: am. Private to "mania": in. Private to "marca": cr.
"mania" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "marca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mania" and "marca" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mania" vs "marca" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mania" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mania" and "marca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mania". 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 #61,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.