Which to use
“manta” and “marca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,109
- “manta” frequency rank
- #1,013
- “marca” frequency rank
- 19122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manta | marca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manto; cobertura; xale | ato ou efeito de marcar |
Where the eye mixes manta and marca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses manta with marca
A purely visual mix-up. manta (/ˈmɐ̃.tɐ/) 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 19122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manta is recorded at frequency rank #18,109, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃.tɐ/. 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 19122, this pair ranks #51,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manta vs marca
Shared letters: am. Private to "manta": nt. Private to "marca": cr.
"manta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "marca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manta" for "marca" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manta" or "marca"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "manta" and "marca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manta" 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 #51,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manta" and "marca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs manta". 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 #51,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.