Which to use
“maré” and “margem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,659
- “maré” frequency rank
- #3,495
- “margem” frequency rank
- 11154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maré | margem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar | a porção de terreno que ladeia um rio ou lagoa |
Where the eye mixes maré and margem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. maré runs 4 letters (CVCV) against margem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maré vs margem
A purely visual mix-up. maré (/mɐ.ˈɾɛ/) and margem (/ˈmaɹ.ʒẽj/) 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 11154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maré is recorded at frequency rank #7,659, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɾɛ/. margem is at rank #3,495, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɹ.ʒẽj/.
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 11154, this pair ranks #61,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maré vs margem
Shared letters: amr. Private to "maré": é. Private to "margem": eg.
"maré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "margem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- margem ← amrgem · magrem · maregm · margemm · marggem · margme · marrgem · mmargem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maré" and "margem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maré" or "margem"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maré" and "margem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "margem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maré" and "margem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs maré". 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 #61,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.