Which to use
“mah” is an intj and “mer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- #22,090
- “mer” frequency rank
- 51510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | mer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | mar |
Letter map: mah vs mer
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and mer apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mah and mer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - mah and mer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and meranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. mer is at rank #22,090, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɛʁ/.
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 51510, this pair ranks #13,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs mer
Shared letters: m. Private to "mah": ah. Private to "mer": er.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mer" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mah" and "mer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mah" or "mer" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "mah" and "mer". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "mer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.