Which to use
“mah” is an intj and “much” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- #17,584
- “much” frequency rank
- 47004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | much |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | muito |
Letter map: mah vs much
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and much apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mah and much
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and muchanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. much is at rank #17,584, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mʌʧ/.
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 47004, this pair ranks #18,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs much
Shared letters: hm. Private to "mah": a. Private to "much": cu.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "much" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- much ← mcuh · mmuch · mucch · muchh · muhc · umch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mah" and "much" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mah" vs "much" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "mah" and "much". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "much" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "much" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". 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 #18,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.