Which to use
“mão” is a noun and “MPB” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #451
- “mão” frequency rank
- #12,295
- “MPB” frequency rank
- 12746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mão | MPB |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade do membro anterior dos primatas, capaz de manipular objetos; parte do corpo semelhante ou análoga em outros animais | sigla para música popular brasileira |
Letter map: mão vs MPB
Shared letters muted; letters that set mão and MPB apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for mão / MPB
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mão is anoun and MPBanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mão is recorded at frequency rank #451, classified as anoun, pronounced /mãw/. MPB is at rank #12,295, tagged as anabbrev.
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 12746, this pair ranks #59,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mão vs MPB
Shared letters: m. Private to "mão": oã. Private to "MPB": bp.
"mão" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "MPB" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mão" for "MPB" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mão" or "MPB"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mão" and "MPB". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "MPB" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mão" and "MPB" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs MPB". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.