Which to use
“margem” and “Marte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,495
- “margem” frequency rank
- #6,088
- “Marte” frequency rank
- 9583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | margem | Marte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a porção de terreno que ladeia um rio ou lagoa | filho de Juno e de Júpiter, é o deus da guerra e da agricultura |
Where the eye mixes margem and Marte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. margem runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Marte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses margem with Marte
A purely visual mix-up. margem (/ˈmaɹ.ʒẽj/) and Marte (/ˈmar.tʃi/) 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 9583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
margem is recorded at frequency rank #3,495, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɹ.ʒẽj/. Marte is at rank #6,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmar.tʃi/.
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 9583, this pair ranks #63,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of margem vs Marte
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "margem": g. Private to "Marte": t.
"margem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Marte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "margem" for "Marte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "margem" or "Marte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "margem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "margem" and "Marte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marte 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 #63,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.