Which to use
“margem” and “Martim” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,495
- “margem” frequency rank
- #24,073
- “Martim” frequency rank
- 27568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | margem | Martim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a porção de terreno que ladeia um rio ou lagoa | prenome masculino |
Where the eye mixes margem and Martim
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. margem and Martim follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: margem vs Martim
A purely visual mix-up. margem (/ˈmaɹ.ʒẽj/) and Martim (/maɾ.ˈtʃĩ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27568, 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/. Martim is at rank #24,073, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maɾ.ˈtʃĩ/.
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 27568, this pair ranks #41,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of margem vs Martim
Shared letters: amr. Private to "margem": eg. Private to "Martim": it.
"margem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Martim" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "margem" and "Martim" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "margem" vs "Martim" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "margem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Martim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "margem" and "Martim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Martim vs matiz". 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 #41,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.