Which to use
“maa” is a noun and “mo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,525
- “maa” frequency rank
- #4,745
- “mo” frequency rank
- 53270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maa | mo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chão, solo | combinação de me (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono) e o (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono, pronome demonstrativo masculino ou pronome demonstrativo neutro) |
Letter map: maa vs mo
Shared letters muted; letters that set maa and mo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for maa / mo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maa is anoun and moapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maa is recorded at frequency rank #48,525, classified as anoun. mo is at rank #4,745, tagged as apron, pronounced /mo/.
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 53270, this pair ranks #12,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maa vs mo
Shared letters: m. Private to "maa": a. Private to "mo": o.
"maa" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mo" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maa" and "mo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maa" or "mo" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "maa" and "mo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "maa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maa" and "mo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs malva". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.