# maço

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈma.su/ · frequency rank #25,742

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

## Easily confused with
- **mo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mo)
- **mas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mas)
- **mãe** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mae)
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mal)
- **mão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mao)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mar)
- **mau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mau)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-man)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-may)
- **mec** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mec)
- **Mai** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mai)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-map)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mat)
- **mah** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mah)
- **mais** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-mais)
- **meio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-meio)
- **medo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-medo)
- **maio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-maio)
- **modo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-modo)
- **mãos** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-maos)

## Common misspellings (4)
`amço`, `maoç`, `mmaço`, `mçao`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/maco