Which to use
“maré” and “marzo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,659
- “maré” frequency rank
- #43,029
- “marzo” frequency rank
- 50688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maré | marzo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar | março |
Where the eye mixes maré and marzo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maré and marzo
A purely visual mix-up. maré (/mɐ.ˈɾɛ/) and marzo (/'mar.so/) 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 50688, 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/. marzo is at rank #43,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'mar.so/.
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 50688, this pair ranks #14,269 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maré vs marzo
Shared letters: amr. Private to "maré": é. Private to "marzo": oz.
"maré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "marzo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marzo ← amrzo · maroz · marrzo · marzzo · mazro · mmarzo · mrazo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maré" and "marzo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maré" or "marzo" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marzo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,269 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maré" and "marzo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho vs marzo". 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 #14,269 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.