Which to use
“mango” and “mão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,799
- “mango” frequency rank
- #451
- “mão” frequency rank
- 35250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mango | mão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manga, fruto | extremidade do membro anterior dos primatas, capaz de manipular objetos; parte do corpo semelhante ou análoga em outros animais |
Letter map: mango vs mão
Shared letters muted; letters that set mango and mão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - mango / mão
mango and mão 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mango is recorded at frequency rank #34,799, classified as anoun. mão is at rank #451, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mãw/.
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 35250, this pair ranks #31,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mango vs mão
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mango": agn. Private to "mão": ã.
"mango" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mão" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mango ← amngo · manggo · manngo · manog · mmango · mnago
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mango" and "mão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mango" or "mão"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mango" and "mão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mango" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mango" and "mão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho vs mango". 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 #31,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.