Which to use
“magro” is an adjective and “murro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,924
- “magro” frequency rank
- #17,335
- “murro” frequency rank
- 28259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magro | murro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não gordo, não cheio de carnes | pancada desferida com a mão fechada |
Letter map: magro vs murro
Shared letters muted; letters that set magro and murro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. magro and murro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: magro vs murro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magro is anadjective and murroanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magro is recorded at frequency rank #10,924, classified as anadj. murro is at rank #17,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.Ru/.
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 28259, this pair ranks #40,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magro vs murro
Shared letters: mor. Private to "magro": ag. Private to "murro": u.
"magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "murro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magro" and "murro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magro" vs "murro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "magro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magro" and "murro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirra vs murro". 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 #40,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.