m vs meu, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“m” is a symbol and “meu” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#701
“m” frequency rank: #46
“meu” frequency rank: 747
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	m	meu
Definition	símbolo de metro	de posse da primeira pessoa do singular (eu); pertencente a mim

Letter map: m vs meu

Shared letters muted; letters that set m and meu apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

1 ch

3 ch

meu

Grammar separator: m vs meu

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: m is asymbol and meuapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “m” sits inside “meu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

m is recorded at frequency rank #701, classified as asymbol. meu is at rank #46, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈmew/.

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 747, this pair ranks #74,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of m vs meu

Shared letters: m. Private to "m": -. Private to "meu": eu.

"m" · 1 letters · shape C · "meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "m" and "meu" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "m" is a symbol and "meu" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "m" or "meu" show up more?

"meu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46 in our Portuguese list, against #701 for "m". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "m" and "meu".

Full dictionary entry for "m" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "meu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #74,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"m" and "meu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "m vs maa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #74,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.