# maço vs meio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### maço
*noun · IPA /ˈma.su/ · frequency rank #25,742*
instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc.

### meio
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɐj.u/ · frequency rank #190*
designativo de metade

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-meio