# major vs mãos

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### major
*noun · IPA /ma.ˈʒɔɹ/ · frequency rank #3,155*
patente das forças armadas

### mãos
*noun · IPA /ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/ · frequency rank #761*
plural de mão

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