maço

/ˈma.su/

//ˈma.su// noun

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The verdict

“maço” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,742) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,742
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc.

Corpus desk

Index PT-maco · maço · Portuguese

maço · rank #25,742 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,742
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mascarado

Nearest frequency peer: mascarado (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “maço”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “maço” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

maço vs mo
50% similar
maço vs mas
50% similar
maço vs mãe
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for maço
PropertyValue
Headwordmaço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈma.su/
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,742
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “maço”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).maçocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mascarado” (#25,739), “metafísica” (#25,746), “majoritário” (#25,731). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “maço” fica em #25,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for maço is neighbouring look-alikes ("mo", "mas", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈma.su/. Frequency #25,742 among 1,087 “M” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for maço, with forms such as "amço", "maoç", and "mmaço". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mo", "mas", "mãe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is maço, spelled M-A-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc.
  2. 2
    espécie de martelo de madeira usado em tipografia
  3. 3
    ferramenta de madeira usada para maçar o linho
  4. 4
    conjunto de objetos reunidos em uma só embalagem ou pacote

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how maço appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Maço de cigarros.
  2. Maço de cebolinha.

Synonyms

macete

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amço
  • maoç
  • mmaço
  • mçao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maço - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amço2maoç2mmaço1mçao2
Edit distance from "maço"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maço"?
"maço" is spelled M-A-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈma.su/.
What does "maço" mean?
As a noun, "maço" means: instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "maço"?
"maço" is commonly confused with "mo", "mas", "mãe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maço" is /ˈma.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maço" come from?
"maço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maço", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

noir#25,758rata#25,790UFSC#25,506disk#25,980

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list