Which to use
“mara” and “moda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,718
- “mara” frequency rank
- #2,154
- “moda” frequency rank
- 11872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mara | moda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roedor que habita as estepes da Patagônia, na Argentina (Dolichotis patagonum) | uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc |
Where the eye mixes mara and moda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mara vs moda
A purely visual mix-up. mara (/ˈma.ɾɐ/) and moda (/ˈmɔ.dɐ/) 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 11872, 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/. moda is at rank #2,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.dɐ/.
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 11872, this pair ranks #60,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mara vs moda
Shared letters: am. Private to "mara": r. Private to "moda": do.
"mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "moda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mara" and "moda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mara" or "moda"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mara" and "moda" 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 "moda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mara" and "moda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mara 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 #60,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.