Which to use
“marinha” and “Martinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,156
- “marinha” frequency rank
- #15,159
- “Martinho” frequency rank
- 18315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marinha | Martinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | costa, ribeira, praia, território próximo ao mar e por ele influenciado, litoral | nome de santo, papas, bispos e de fidalgos que na sua forma mais antiga se dizia Martim |
Where the eye mixes marinha and Martinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marinha runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against Martinho's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marinha vs Martinho
A purely visual mix-up. marinha (/mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/) and Martinho (/maɾ.ˈtʃi.ɲu/) 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 18315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marinha is recorded at frequency rank #3,156, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/. Martinho is at rank #15,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maɾ.ˈtʃi.ɲu/.
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 18315, this pair ranks #52,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marinha vs Martinho
Shared letters: ahimnr. Private to "marinha": -. Private to "Martinho": ot.
"marinha" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Martinho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marinha" and "Martinho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marinha" vs "Martinho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marinha" and "Martinho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marinha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Martinho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marinha" and "Martinho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Martinho vs Martino". 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 #52,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.