Which to use
“mamã” and “mula” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,037
- “mamã” frequency rank
- #19,501
- “mula” frequency rank
- 48538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamã | mula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mãe | animal fêmea resultante do cruzamento dum jumento com uma égua |
Where the eye mixes mamã and mula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mamã and mula follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mamã with mula
A purely visual mix-up. mamã (/mɜˈmɜ̃/) and mula (/ˈmu.lɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48538, 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/. mula is at rank #19,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.lɐ/.
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 48538, this pair ranks #16,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mamã vs mula
Shared letters: am. Private to "mamã": ã. Private to "mula": lu.
"mamã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mula ← mlua · mmula · mual · mulla · umla
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mamã" and "mula" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mamã" or "mula"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mamã" and "mula" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mamã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mamã" and "mula" 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 #16,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.