Which to use
“maio” is a noun and “memo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #523
- “maio” frequency rank
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- 36204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maio | memo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quinto mês do ano civil, formado por 31 dias | mesmo |
Letter map: maio vs memo
Shared letters muted; letters that set maio and memo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maio (CVVV) and memo (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for maio / memo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maio is anoun and memoanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36204, 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/. memo is at rank #35,681, tagged as anadv.
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 36204, this pair ranks #30,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maio vs memo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "maio": ai. Private to "memo": e.
"maio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maio" and "memo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maio" or "memo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maio" and "memo".
- Full dictionary entry for "maio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maio" and "memo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memo vs muso". 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 #30,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.