Which to use
“maio” is a noun and “man” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #523
- “maio” frequency rank
- #2,736
- “man” frequency rank
- 3259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maio | man |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quinto mês do ano civil, formado por 31 dias | se (atua como partícula de indeterminação do sujeito): |
Letter map: maio vs man
Shared letters muted; letters that set maio and man apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: maio vs man
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maio is anoun and manapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3259, 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/. 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 3259, this pair ranks #71,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maio vs man
Shared letters: am. Private to "maio": io. Private to "man": n.
"maio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "man" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maio ← amio · maoi · miao · mmaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maio" for "man" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maio" or "man" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "maio" and "man". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "maio" 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 #71,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maio" and "man" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs man". 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 #71,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.