Which to use
“Martinho” and “martírio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,159
- “Martinho” frequency rank
- #22,718
- “martírio” frequency rank
- 37877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Martinho | martírio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome de santo, papas, bispos e de fidalgos que na sua forma mais antiga se dizia Martim | sofrimento ou suplício de mártir |
Where the eye mixes Martinho and martírio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Martinho (CVCCVCCV) and martírio (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Martinho vs martírio
A purely visual mix-up. Martinho (/maɾ.ˈtʃi.ɲu/) and martírio (/mɐɾ.ˈti.ɾju/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Martinho is recorded at frequency rank #15,159, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɾ.ˈtʃi.ɲu/. martírio is at rank #22,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈti.ɾju/.
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 37877, this pair ranks #28,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Martinho vs martírio
Shared letters: aimort. Private to "Martinho": hn. Private to "martírio": í.
"Martinho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "martírio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Martinho ← amrtinho · maritnho · marrtinho · martihno · martinhho · martinnho · martinoh · martniho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Martinho" and "martírio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Martinho" vs "martírio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Martinho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "martírio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Martinho" and "martírio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Martino vs martírio". 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 #28,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.