Which to use
“maço” is a noun and “mah” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,742
- “maço” frequency rank
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- 55162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maço | mah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc. | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção |
Letter map: maço vs mah
Shared letters muted; letters that set maço and mah apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for maço / mah
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maço is anoun and mahanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maço is recorded at frequency rank #25,742, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.su/. mah is at rank #29,420, tagged as anintj.
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 55162, this pair ranks #10,769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maço vs mah
Shared letters: am. Private to "maço": oç. Private to "mah": h.
"maço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maço" for "mah" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maço" or "mah"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maço" and "mah".
- Full dictionary entry for "maço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maço" and "mah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.