# mara vs mas

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mara
*noun · IPA /ˈma.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #9,718*
roedor que habita as estepes da Patagônia, na Argentina (Dolichotis patagonum)

### mas
*conjunction · IPA /ˈmɐʃ/ · frequency rank #25*
conjunção adversativa, indica clara oposição entre ideias

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mara-vs-mas