Which to use
“Marte” and “mat” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,088
- “Marte” frequency rank
- #21,805
- “mat” frequency rank
- 27893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marte | mat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | filho de Juno e de Júpiter, é o deus da guerra e da agricultura | casamento |
Where the eye mixes Marte and mat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Marte with mat
A purely visual mix-up. Marte (/ˈmar.tʃi/) and mat (/mat/) 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 27893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Marte is recorded at frequency rank #6,088, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmar.tʃi/. mat is at rank #21,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mat/.
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 27893, this pair ranks #41,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Marte vs mat
Shared letters: amt. Private to "Marte": er. Private to "mat": -.
"Marte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mat" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Marte ← amrte · maret · marrte · martte · matre · mmarte · mrate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Marte" for "mat" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Marte" or "mat" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marte" and "mat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mat". 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 #41,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.