Which to use
“mah” is an intj and “mamã” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- #29,037
- “mamã” frequency rank
- 58457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | mamã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | mãe |
Letter map: mah vs mamã
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and mamã apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mah runs 3 letters (CVC) against mamã's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for mah / mamã
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and mamãanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. mamã is at rank #29,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɜˈmɜ̃/.
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 58457, this pair ranks #8,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs mamã
Shared letters: am. Private to "mah": h. Private to "mamã": ã.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mamã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mah" and "mamã" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mah" or "mamã" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mah" and "mamã".
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mamã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "mamã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.