Which to use
“mãos” is a noun and “most” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #761
- “mãos” frequency rank
- #13,567
- “most” frequency rank
- 14328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mãos | most |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de mão | muito |
Letter map: mãos vs most
Shared letters muted; letters that set mãos and most apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: mãos vs most
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mãos is anoun and mostanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mãos is recorded at frequency rank #761, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/. most is at rank #13,567, 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 14328, this pair ranks #57,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mãos vs most
Shared letters: mos. Private to "mãos": ã. Private to "most": t.
"mãos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "most" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- most ← mmost · mosst · mostt · mots · msot · omst
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mãos" for "most" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mãos" vs "most" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mãos" and "most".
- Full dictionary entry for "mãos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "most" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mãos" and "most" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "most 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 #57,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.