Which to use
“macio” and “mamão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,891
- “macio” frequency rank
- #23,399
- “mamão” frequency rank
- 38290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macio | mamão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que é suave aos sentidos. aveludado | que mama muito |
Letter map: macio vs mamão
Shared letters muted; letters that set macio and mamão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. macio and mamão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: macio and mamão
macio and mamão 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macio is recorded at frequency rank #14,891, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɐ.ˈsi.u/. 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 38290, this pair ranks #28,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of macio vs mamão
Shared letters: amo. Private to "macio": ci. Private to "mamão": ã.
"macio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mamão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- macio ← amcio · maccio · macoi · maico · mcaio · mmacio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "macio" and "mamão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "macio" or "mamão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "macio" and "mamão".
- Full dictionary entry for "macio" 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 #28,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macio" and "mamão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mamão". 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 #28,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.