Which to use
“maracujá” and “marajá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,356
- “maracujá” frequency rank
- #44,962
- “marajá” frequency rank
- 65318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maracujá | marajá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto do maracujazeiro, da família das passifloráceas | príncipe da Índia |
Where the eye mixes maracujá and marajá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maracujá runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) 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 maracujá with marajá
A purely visual mix-up. maracujá (/mɐ.ɾɐ.ku.ˈʒa/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maracujá is recorded at frequency rank #20,356, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ɾɐ.ku.ˈʒa/. 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 65318, this pair ranks #5,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maracujá vs marajá
Shared letters: ajmrá. Private to "maracujá": cu. Private to "marajá": -.
"maracujá" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "marajá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maracujá" for "marajá" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maracujá" vs "marajá" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maracujá" 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 #5,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maracujá" and "marajá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maiara vs marajá". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.