Which to use
“maa” and “manhã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,525
- “maa” frequency rank
- #428
- “manhã” frequency rank
- 48953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maa | manhã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chão, solo | período do dia entre o nascer-do-sol e o meio-dia |
Letter map: maa vs manhã
Shared letters muted; letters that set maa and manhã apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maa runs 3 letters (CVV) against manhã's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - maa / manhã
maa and manhã 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maa is recorded at frequency rank #48,525, classified as anoun. manhã is at rank #428, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/.
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 48953, this pair ranks #16,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maa vs manhã
Shared letters: am. Private to "maa": -. Private to "manhã": hnã.
"maa" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "manhã" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maa" for "manhã" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maa" vs "manhã" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maa" and "manhã".
- Full dictionary entry for "maa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manhã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maa" and "manhã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs malva". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.