MAV
The verdict
“MAV” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,707 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,707
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Militância em Ambientes Virtuais
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | MAV |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #75,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “MAV” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
MAV is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,707 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for MAV, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is MAV, spelled M-A-V.
Definition
- 1Militância em Ambientes Virtuais
- 2Mobilização em Ambientes Virtuais
- 3sigla de malformação arteriovenosa
- 4sigla do Museu de Anatomia Veterinária da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da USP
- 5sigla do Museu de Antropologia do Vale do Paraíba
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.
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Using “MAV”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.