mais ou menos
The verdict
“mais ou menos” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - razoavelmente, um pouco
Corpus desk
Index PT-mais-ou-menos · mais ou menos · Portuguese
mais ou menos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mais ou menos |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “mais ou menos” em português
Rare enough to double-check
mais ou menos is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "razoavelmente, um pouco".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mais ou menos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mais ou menos, spelled M-A-I-S- -O-U- -M-E-N-O-S.
Definition
- 1razoavelmente, um pouco
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mais ou menos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Em poucos dias, no entanto, o ministro terá de pensar em algo mais ou menos convincente para dizer a empresários industriais, investidores, autoridades do mundo rico e jornalistas durante as discussões do Fórum Econômico Mundial.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.