Which to use
“maço” and “Mann” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,742
- “maço” frequency rank
- #25,039
- “Mann” frequency rank
- 50781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maço | Mann |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc. | indivíduo adulto do sexo masculino |
Where the eye mixes maço and Mann
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maço and Mann
A purely visual mix-up. maço (/ˈma.su/) and Mann (/man/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50781, 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/. Mann is at rank #25,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced /man/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 50781, this pair ranks #14,172 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maço vs Mann
Shared letters: am. Private to "maço": oç. Private to "Mann": n.
"maço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mann ← amnn · mmann · mnan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maço" and "Mann" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maço" or "Mann" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,172 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maço" and "Mann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs maço". 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 #14,172 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.