Which to use
“maciço” is an adjective and “maio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,489
- “maciço” frequency rank
- #523
- “maio” frequency rank
- 20012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maciço | maio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compacto; sem vazios internos | quinto mês do ano civil, formado por 31 dias |
Letter map: maciço vs maio
Shared letters muted; letters that set maciço and maio apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - maciço and maio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maciço is anadjective and maioanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maciço is recorded at frequency rank #19,489, classified as anadj. maio is at rank #523, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaj.ju/.
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 20012, this pair ranks #50,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maciço vs maio
Shared letters: aimo. Private to "maciço": cç. Private to "maio": -.
"maciço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "maio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maio ← amio · maoi · miao · mmaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maciço" for "maio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maciço" vs "maio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maciço" and "maio".
- Full dictionary entry for "maciço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maciço" and "maio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machão vs maciço". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.