Which to use
“mah” is a determiner and “meu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,266
- “mah” frequency rank
- #48,897
- “meu” frequency rank
- 70163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | meu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronunciation spelling of my. | Meum athamanticum, a European herb. |
Letter map: mah vs meu
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and meu apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mah (CVC) and meu (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - mah and meu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is adeterminer and meuanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #21,266, classified as adet. meu is at rank #48,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmjuː/.
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 70163, this pair ranks #51,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs meu
Shared letters: m. Private to "mah": ah. Private to "meu": eu.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mah" and "meu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mah" vs "meu" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mah" and "meu". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "meu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meu vs MMP". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,633 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.