Which to use
“Martin” and “Martinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,960
- “Martin” frequency rank
- #15,159
- “Martinho” frequency rank
- 18119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Martin | Martinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Martinho, Martim | nome de santo, papas, bispos e de fidalgos que na sua forma mais antiga se dizia Martim |
Where the eye mixes Martin and Martinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Martin and Martinho
A purely visual mix-up. Martin (/ˈmaʁtiːn/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Martin” sits inside “Martinho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Martin is recorded at frequency rank #2,960, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaʁtiːn/. 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 18119, this pair ranks #52,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Martin vs Martinho
Shared letters: aimnrt. Private to "Martin": -. Private to "Martinho": ho.
"Martin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Martinho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Martin" and "Martinho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Martin" vs "Martinho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Martin" and "Martinho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Martin" 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 #52,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Martin" 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 #52,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.