Which to use
“mamã” is a noun and “man” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,037
- “mamã” frequency rank
- #2,736
- “man” frequency rank
- 31773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamã | man |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mãe | se (atua como partícula de indeterminação do sujeito): |
Letter map: mamã vs man
Shared letters muted; letters that set mamã and man apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mamã and man
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mamã is anoun and manapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mamã is recorded at frequency rank #29,037, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɜˈmɜ̃/. 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 31773, this pair ranks #36,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mamã vs man
Shared letters: am. Private to "mamã": ã. Private to "man": n.
"mamã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "man" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mamã" and "man" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mamã" vs "man" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "mamã" vs "man" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mamã" 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 #36,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mamã" and "man" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mamã". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.