Which to use
“manto” and “mastro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,079
- “manto” frequency rank
- #19,493
- “mastro” frequency rank
- 27572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manto | mastro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | capa de grande cauda e roda, presa aos ombros, usado por soberanos, príncipes, cavaleiros de ordens militares etc., em cerimônias solenes | haste sobre a qual se iça uma bandeira |
Letter map: manto vs mastro
Shared letters muted; letters that set manto and mastro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. manto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mastro's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - manto / mastro
manto and mastro 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 27572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manto is recorded at frequency rank #8,079, classified as anoun. mastro is at rank #19,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaʃ.tɾu/.
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 27572, this pair ranks #41,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manto vs mastro
Shared letters: amot. Private to "manto": n. Private to "mastro": rs.
"manto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mastro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manto" for "mastro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manto" or "mastro"?
What to do next
Pair "manto" vs "mastro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "manto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mastro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manto" and "mastro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho vs manto". 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 #41,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.