Which to use
“mão” is a noun and “memo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #451
- “mão” frequency rank
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- 36132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mão | memo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade do membro anterior dos primatas, capaz de manipular objetos; parte do corpo semelhante ou análoga em outros animais | mesmo |
Letter map: mão vs memo
Shared letters muted; letters that set mão and memo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mão / memo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mão is anoun and memoanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mão is recorded at frequency rank #451, classified as anoun, pronounced /mãw/. memo is at rank #35,681, tagged as anadv.
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 36132, this pair ranks #30,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mão vs memo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mão": ã. Private to "memo": e.
"mão" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- memo ← emmo · memmo · meom · mmemo · mmeo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mão" and "memo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mão" or "memo"?
After this comparison
You've compared "mão" and "memo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mão" and "memo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memo vs muso". 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 #30,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.