Which to use
“magro” is an adjective and “mastro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,924
- “magro” frequency rank
- #19,493
- “mastro” frequency rank
- 30417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magro | mastro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não gordo, não cheio de carnes | haste sobre a qual se iça uma bandeira |
Letter map: magro vs mastro
Shared letters muted; letters that set magro and mastro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. magro runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mastro's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: magro vs mastro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magro is anadjective and mastroanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magro is recorded at frequency rank #10,924, classified as anadj. mastro is at rank #19,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaʃ.tɾu/.
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 30417, this pair ranks #37,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magro vs mastro
Shared letters: amor. Private to "magro": g. Private to "mastro": st.
"magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mastro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magro" and "mastro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magro" vs "mastro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "magro" and "mastro". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "magro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mastro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magro" and "mastro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magro vs malho". 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 #37,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.