Which to use
“Mai” is a noun and “man” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,369
- “Mai” frequency rank
- #2,736
- “man” frequency rank
- 12105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mai | man |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maio | se (atua como partícula de indeterminação do sujeito): |
Letter map: Mai vs man
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mai and man apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Mai and man
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mai is anoun and manapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “Mai” becomes n in “man”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mai is recorded at frequency rank #9,369, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɪ̯/. man is at rank #2,736, tagged as apron.
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 12105, this pair ranks #60,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mai vs man
Shared letters: am. Private to "Mai": i. Private to "man": n.
"Mai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "man" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mai" and "man" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Mai" vs "man" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Mai" and "man".
- Full dictionary entry for "Mai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "man" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mai" and "man" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs Mai". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.