Which to use
“mártir” is a noun and “master” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,505
- “mártir” frequency rank
- #6,446
- “master” frequency rank
- 17951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mártir | master |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele que sofreu tormentos ou a morte, por sustentar a fé cristã | principal |
Letter map: mártir vs master
Shared letters muted; letters that set mártir and master apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for mártir / master
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mártir is anoun and masteranadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mártir is recorded at frequency rank #11,505, classified as anoun. master is at rank #6,446, tagged as anadj.
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 17951, this pair ranks #53,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mártir vs master
Shared letters: mrt. Private to "mártir": iá. Private to "master": aes.
"mártir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "master" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- master ← amster · masetr · masster · masterr · mastre · mastter · matser · mmaster
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mártir" for "master" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mártir" vs "master" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "mártir" vs "master" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mártir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "master" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mártir" and "master" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mártir vs matiz". 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 #53,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.