Which to use
“mamão” is an adjective and “mayo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,399
- “mamão” frequency rank
- #30,251
- “mayo” frequency rank
- 53650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamão | mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que mama muito | maio |
Letter map: mamão vs mayo
Shared letters muted; letters that set mamão and mayo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mamão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mayo's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mamão vs mayo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mamão is anadjective and mayoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mamão is recorded at frequency rank #23,399, classified as anadj. mayo is at rank #30,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.ʝo/.
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 53650, this pair ranks #11,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mamão vs mayo
Shared letters: amo. Private to "mamão": ã. Private to "mayo": y.
"mamão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mayo" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mayo ← amyo · maoy · mayyo · mmayo · myao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mamão" and "mayo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mamão" or "mayo"?
What to do next
You've compared "mamão" and "mayo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mamão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mayo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mamão" and "mayo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mayo". 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 #11,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.