Which to use
“mah” is an intj and “meu” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- #46
- “meu” frequency rank
- 29466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | meu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | de posse da primeira pessoa do singular (eu); pertencente a mim |
Letter map: mah vs meu
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and meu apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mah (CVC) and meu (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - mah and meu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and meuapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. meu is at rank #46, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈmew/.
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 29466, this pair ranks #39,150 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs meu
Shared letters: m. Private to "mah": ah. Private to "meu": eu.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mah" and "meu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mah" vs "meu" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mah" and "meu". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,150 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "meu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,150 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.