Which to use
“maço” and “mica” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,742
- “maço” frequency rank
- #32,689
- “mica” frequency rank
- 58431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maço | mica |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc. | mineral do grupo de silicatos monoclínicos |
Where the eye mixes maço and mica
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. maço and mica follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maço vs mica
A purely visual mix-up. maço (/ˈma.su/) and mica (/ˈmi.kɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58431, 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/. mica is at rank #32,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.kɐ/.
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 58431, this pair ranks #8,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maço vs mica
Shared letters: am. Private to "maço": oç. Private to "mica": ci.
"maço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mica" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mica ← imca · mcia · miac · micca · mmica
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maço" and "mica" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maço" vs "mica" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maço" and "mica" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maço" and "mica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mica vs mirra". 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 #8,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.