# mau

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmaw/ · frequency rank #1,936

## Definitions
1. que não é de boa qualidade, ruim
2. que não tem bom instinto
3. sem talento ou arte, ruim
4. que exprime maldade, perverso
5. duro; difícil; funesto; irrequieto
6. nocivo, perigoso, prejudicial

## Easily confused with
- **me** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-me)
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-my)
- **mi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mi)
- **mo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mo)
- **meu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-meu)
- **mim** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mim)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mil)
- **mês** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mes)
- **mel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mel)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-min)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mix)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-may)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-men)
- **mor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mor)
- **mec** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mec)
- **MPB** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mpb)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mit)
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mir)
- **moi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-moi)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-mer)

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