# mais vs means

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mais
*adverb · IPA /mäjʃ/ · frequency rank #23*
avançadamente (designa aumento)

### means
*noun · frequency rank #30,253*
meios, meio

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mais-vs-means