Which to use
“maduro” is an adjective and “mouro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,944
- “maduro” frequency rank
- #36,124
- “mouro” frequency rank
- 44068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maduro | mouro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do fruto que atingiu a última fase do desenvolvimento | habitante da Mauritânia; muçulmano; sarraceno |
Letter map: maduro vs mouro
Shared letters muted; letters that set maduro and mouro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. maduro runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against mouro's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - maduro and mouro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maduro is anadjective and mouroanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maduro is recorded at frequency rank #7,944, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɐ.ˈdu.ɾu/. mouro is at rank #36,124, tagged as anoun.
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 44068, this pair ranks #21,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maduro vs mouro
Shared letters: moru. Private to "maduro": ad. Private to "mouro": -.
"maduro" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mouro" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maduro" for "mouro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maduro" vs "mouro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maduro" and "mouro".
- Full dictionary entry for "maduro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maduro" and "mouro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mouro vs muso". 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 #21,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.