mahvsmiWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: mah is a intj, mi is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mah” is an intj and “mi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,420
“mah” frequency rank
#3,342
“mi” frequency rank
32762
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mah mi
Definition usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção mim

Letter map: mah vs mi

Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and mi apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
mah
2 ch
mi

Role in the sentence - mah and mi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and miapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. mi is at rank #3,342, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈmi/.

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 32762, this pair ranks #34,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mah vs mi

Shared letters: m. Private to "mah": ah. Private to "mi": i.

"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mi" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mah" for "mi" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mah" is an intj and "mi" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "mah" vs "mi" - which ranks higher?
"mi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,342 in our Portuguese list, against #29,420 for "mah". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "mah" vs "mi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mah" and "mi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #34,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list