# mara vs mer

> 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)

### mer
*noun · IPA /mɛʁ/ · frequency rank #22,090*
mar

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