Which to use
“Maori” and “mãos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,001
- “Maori” frequency rank
- #761
- “mãos” frequency rank
- 37762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maori | mãos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um dos povos indígenas da Nova Zelândia | plural de mão |
Where the eye mixes Maori and mãos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Maori runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against mãos's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Maori vs mãos
A purely visual mix-up. Maori (/maˈoːri/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and mãos (/ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maori is recorded at frequency rank #37,001, classified as anoun, pronounced /maˈoːri/ ouvir^(fonte ?). mãos is at rank #761, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/.
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 37762, this pair ranks #28,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Maori vs mãos
Shared letters: mo. Private to "Maori": air. Private to "mãos": sã.
"Maori" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mãos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Maori ← amori · maorri · maroi · mmaori · moari
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Maori" and "mãos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Maori" vs "mãos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Maori" and "mãos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maori" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mãos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maori" and "mãos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maori vs moi". 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 #28,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.