Which to use
“mãos” and “Moon” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #761
- “mãos” frequency rank
- #9,893
- “Moon” frequency rank
- 10654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mãos | Moon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de mão | Lua |
Where the eye mixes mãos and Moon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mãos with Moon
A purely visual mix-up. mãos (/ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/) and Moon (/mu:n/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mãos is recorded at frequency rank #761, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/. Moon is at rank #9,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu:n/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 10654, this pair ranks #62,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mãos vs Moon
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mãos": sã. Private to "Moon": n.
"mãos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Moon" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Moon ← mmoon · mon · moonn · omon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mãos" and "Moon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mãos" vs "Moon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mãos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mãos" and "Moon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mogno vs Moon". 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 #62,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.