Which to use
“machão” is a noun and “mamão” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,901
- “machão” frequency rank
- #23,399
- “mamão” frequency rank
- 61300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machão | mamão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher de aspecto e de modos varonis | que mama muito |
Letter map: machão vs mamão
Shared letters muted; letters that set machão and mamão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. machão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against mamão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for machão / mamão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machão is anoun and mamãoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machão is recorded at frequency rank #37,901, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/. mamão is at rank #23,399, tagged as anadj.
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 61300, this pair ranks #7,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of machão vs mamão
Shared letters: amoã. Private to "machão": ch. Private to "mamão": -.
"machão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "mamão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machão" and "mamão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "machão" or "mamão" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "machão" and "mamão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "machão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mamão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machão" and "mamão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machão vs malho". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.