Which to use
“ma” is a contraction and “mix” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,420
- “ma” frequency rank
- #4,744
- “mix” frequency rank
- 8164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ma | mix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração do pronome pessoal do caso oblíquo me e a | mistura |
Letter map: ma vs mix
Shared letters muted; letters that set ma and mix apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ma / mix
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ma is acontraction and mixanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ma is recorded at frequency rank #3,420, classified as acontraction, pronounced /mɐ/. mix is at rank #4,744, 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 8164, this pair ranks #65,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ma vs mix
Shared letters: m. Private to "ma": a. Private to "mix": ix.
"ma" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mix" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ma" for "mix" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ma" vs "mix" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ma" and "mix".
- Full dictionary entry for "ma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ma" and "mix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.