Which to use
“irmã” and “irmãos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #939
- “irmã” frequency rank
- #1,336
- “irmãos” frequency rank
- 2275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irmã | irmãos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquela que em relação a outrem, possui os dois pais (o mesmo pai e a mesma mãe ao mesmo tempo) em comum | plural de irmão |
Letter map: irmã vs irmãos
Shared letters muted; letters that set irmã and irmãos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. irmã runs 4 letters (VCCV) against irmãos's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - irmã / irmãos
irmã and irmãos are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “irmã” sits inside “irmãos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irmã is recorded at frequency rank #939, classified as anoun, pronounced /iɾ.ˈmɐ̃/. irmãos is at rank #1,336, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 2275, this pair ranks #73,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of irmã vs irmãos
Shared letters: imrã. Private to "irmã": -. Private to "irmãos": os.
"irmã" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "irmãos" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "irmã" and "irmãos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "irmã" vs "irmãos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "irmã" and "irmãos".
- Full dictionary entry for "irmã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irmãos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irmã" and "irmãos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imi vs irmã". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.