Which to use
“mamão” and “mana” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,399
- “mamão” frequency rank
- #13,970
- “mana” frequency rank
- 37369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamão | mana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que mama muito | manual, de mão |
Letter map: mamão vs mana
Shared letters muted; letters that set mamão and mana apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mamão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mana's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mamão vs mana
mamão and mana are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mamão is recorded at frequency rank #23,399, classified as anadj. mana is at rank #13,970, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈma.na/..
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 37369, this pair ranks #29,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mamão vs mana
Shared letters: am. Private to "mamão": oã. Private to "mana": n.
"mamão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mana ← amna · maan · manna · mmana · mnaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mamão" and "mana" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mamão" or "mana"?
What to do next
Pair "mamão" vs "mana" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mamão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mamão" and "mana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mamão". 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 #29,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.