Which to use
“maio” and “mamilo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #523
- “maio” frequency rank
- #26,810
- “mamilo” frequency rank
- 27333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maio | mamilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quinto mês do ano civil, formado por 31 dias | protuberância da mama por onde sai o leite nas fêmeas dos mamíferos |
Where the eye mixes maio and mamilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. maio runs 4 letters (CVVV) against mamilo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maio and mamilo
A purely visual mix-up. maio (/ˈmaj.ju/) and mamilo (/mɐ.ˈmi.lʊ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maio is recorded at frequency rank #523, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaj.ju/. mamilo is at rank #26,810, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈmi.lʊ/.
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 27333, this pair ranks #41,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maio vs mamilo
Shared letters: aimo. Private to "maio": -. Private to "mamilo": l.
"maio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "mamilo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maio" and "mamilo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maio" or "mamilo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mamilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maio" and "mamilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malo vs mamilo". 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 #41,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.