Which to use
“mãe” is a noun and “mah” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #170
- “mãe” frequency rank
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- 29590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mãe | mah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher que tem ou teve filhos, naturais ou adotivos | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção |
Letter map: mãe vs mah
Shared letters muted; letters that set mãe and mah apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for mãe / mah
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mãe is anoun and mahanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mãe is recorded at frequency rank #170, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃j̃/. mah is at rank #29,420, tagged as anintj.
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 29590, this pair ranks #38,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mãe vs mah
Shared letters: m. Private to "mãe": eã. Private to "mah": ah.
"mãe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mãe" and "mah" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mãe" vs "mah" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mãe" and "mah".
- Full dictionary entry for "mãe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mãe" and "mah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.