Which to use
“marido” is a noun and “mordido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,197
- “marido” frequency rank
- #23,414
- “mordido” frequency rank
- 24611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marido | mordido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o cônjuge masculino | enraivecido |
Letter map: marido vs mordido
Shared letters muted; letters that set marido and mordido apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. marido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against mordido's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: marido vs mordido
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marido is anoun and mordidoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marido is recorded at frequency rank #1,197, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɾi.du/. mordido is at rank #23,414, tagged as anadj.
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 24611, this pair ranks #44,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marido vs mordido
Shared letters: dimor. Private to "marido": a. Private to "mordido": -.
"marido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mordido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marido" and "mordido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marido" vs "mordido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "marido" vs "mordido" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "marido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mordido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marido" and "mordido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moído vs mordido". 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 #44,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.