Which to use
“maa” and “maçã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,525
- “maa” frequency rank
- #7,309
- “maçã” frequency rank
- 55834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maa | maçã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chão, solo | o fruto comestível da macieira |
Letter map: maa vs maçã
Shared letters muted; letters that set maa and maçã apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maa runs 3 letters (CVV) against maçã's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: maa and maçã
maa and maçã 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maa is recorded at frequency rank #48,525, classified as anoun. maçã is at rank #7,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈsɐ̃/.
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 55834, this pair ranks #10,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maa vs maçã
Shared letters: am. Private to "maa": -. Private to "maçã": ãç.
"maa" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "maçã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "maa" and "maçã". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "maa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maçã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maa" and "maçã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs malva". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.