Which to use
“Marte” and “mente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,088
- “Marte” frequency rank
- #990
- “mente” frequency rank
- 7078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marte | mente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | filho de Juno e de Júpiter, é o deus da guerra e da agricultura | conjunto das ideias e convicções de uma pessoa; o resultado do trabalho cerebral de uma pessoal, intangível mas perceptível em sua forma de raciocinar |
Where the eye mixes Marte and mente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Marte with mente
A purely visual mix-up. Marte (/ˈmar.tʃi/) and mente (/ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/) 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 7078, 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/. mente is at rank #990, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/.
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 7078, this pair ranks #67,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Marte vs mente
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Marte": ar. Private to "mente": n.
"Marte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Marte" for "mente" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Marte" or "mente"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Marte" and "mente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marte" and "mente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marte vs marzo". 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 #67,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.