Which to use
“mamã” and “manga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,037
- “mamã” frequency rank
- #6,671
- “manga” frequency rank
- 35708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamã | manga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mãe | fruto tropical, doce e comestível da mangueira (Mangifera indica) |
Where the eye mixes mamã and manga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mamã runs 4 letters (CVCV) against manga's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mamã vs manga
A purely visual mix-up. mamã (/mɜˈmɜ̃/) and manga (/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35708, 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/. manga is at rank #6,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/.
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 35708, this pair ranks #31,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mamã vs manga
Shared letters: am. Private to "mamã": ã. Private to "manga": gn.
"mamã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "manga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- manga ← amnga · magna · manag · mangga · mannga · mmanga · mnaga
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mamã" for "manga" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mamã" or "manga"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mamã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mamã" and "manga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mamã". 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 #31,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.