Which to use
“mara” and “mirra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,718
- “mara” frequency rank
- #49,042
- “mirra” frequency rank
- 58760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mara | mirra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roedor que habita as estepes da Patagônia, na Argentina (Dolichotis patagonum) | árvore da África e Oriente Médio |
Where the eye mixes mara and mirra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mirra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mara with mirra
A purely visual mix-up. mara (/ˈma.ɾɐ/) and mirra (/ˈmi.Rɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58760, 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/. mirra is at rank #49,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.Rɐ/.
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 58760, this pair ranks #8,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mara vs mirra
Shared letters: amr. Private to "mara": -. Private to "mirra": i.
"mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mirra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mara" and "mirra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mara" or "mirra"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mara" and "mirra" 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 "mirra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mara" and "mirra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maiara vs mirra". 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 #8,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.