Which to use
“mara” and “marajá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,718
- “mara” frequency rank
- #44,962
- “marajá” frequency rank
- 54680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mara | marajá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roedor que habita as estepes da Patagônia, na Argentina (Dolichotis patagonum) | príncipe da Índia |
Where the eye mixes mara and marajá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against marajá's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mara with marajá
A purely visual mix-up. mara (/ˈma.ɾɐ/) and marajá (/mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈʒa/) 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 extra letter(s) - “mara” sits inside “marajá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mara is recorded at frequency rank #9,718, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.ɾɐ/. marajá is at rank #44,962, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈʒa/.
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 54680, this pair ranks #11,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mara vs marajá
Shared letters: amr. Private to "mara": -. Private to "marajá": já.
"mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "marajá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mara ← marra · mmara · mraa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mara" and "marajá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mara" or "marajá"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mara" and "marajá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marajá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mara" and "marajá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maiara vs marajá". 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 #11,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.