Which to use
“maré” and “mote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,659
- “maré” frequency rank
- #18,928
- “mote” frequency rank
- 26587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maré | mote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | movimento periódico de subida e descida das águas do mar | partícula de pó |
Where the eye mixes maré and mote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maré vs mote
A purely visual mix-up. maré (/mɐ.ˈɾɛ/) and mote (/moʊt/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26587, 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/. mote is at rank #18,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced /moʊt/.
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 26587, this pair ranks #42,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maré vs mote
Shared letters: m. Private to "maré": aré. Private to "mote": eot.
"maré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mote ← mmote · moet · motte · mtoe · omte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maré" and "mote" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "maré" vs "mote" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maré" and "mote" 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 "mote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maré" and "mote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mote vs muto". 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 #42,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.