# mean

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmiːn/ · frequency rank #18,388

## Definitions
1. maldoso, mau, cruel
2. mesquinho
3. de baixa qualidade

## Easily confused with
- **meu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-meu)
- **mês** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-mes)
- **mel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-mel)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-min)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-men)
- **mec** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-mec)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-mer)
- **meio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-meio)
- **medo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-medo)
- **meia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-meia)
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-mesa)
- **meta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-meta)
- **Melo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-melo)
- **Moon** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-moon)
- **mero** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-mero)
- **menu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-menu)
- **meet** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-meet)
- **miau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-miau)
- **memo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-memo)
- **mein** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mean-vs-mein)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eman`, `maen`, `meann`, `mena`, `mmean`

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