Which to use
“marinha” and “minha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,156
- “marinha” frequency rank
- #65
- “minha” frequency rank
- 3221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marinha | minha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | costa, ribeira, praia, território próximo ao mar e por ele influenciado, litoral | mulher, esposa do próprio |
Where the eye mixes marinha and minha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. marinha runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against minha's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between marinha and minha
A purely visual mix-up. marinha (/mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/) and minha (/ˈmi.ɲɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3221, 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/. minha is at rank #65, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.ɲɐ/.
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 3221, this pair ranks #71,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marinha vs minha
Shared letters: ahimn. Private to "marinha": r. Private to "minha": -.
"marinha" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "minha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marinha" for "minha" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marinha" vs "minha" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "marinha" and "minha" 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 "minha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marinha" and "minha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minha vs mirra". 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 #71,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.