Which to use
“maço” is a noun and “micro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,742
- “maço” frequency rank
- #4,247
- “micro” frequency rank
- 29989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maço | micro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de madeira encabado para uso de carpinteiros, escultores, etc. | muito pequeno |
Letter map: maço vs micro
Shared letters muted; letters that set maço and micro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: maço vs micro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maço is anoun and microanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29989, 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/. micro is at rank #4,247, 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 29989, this pair ranks #38,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maço vs micro
Shared letters: mo. Private to "maço": aç. Private to "micro": cir.
"maço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "micro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- micro ← imcro · mciro · miccro · micor · micrro · mirco · mmicro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maço" and "micro" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maço" or "micro" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maço" and "micro".
- Full dictionary entry for "maço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "micro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maço" and "micro" 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 #38,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.