Which to use
“mastro” is a noun and “mestre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,493
- “mastro” frequency rank
- #1,470
- “mestre” frequency rank
- 20963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mastro | mestre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | haste sobre a qual se iça uma bandeira | superior |
Letter map: mastro vs mestre
Shared letters muted; letters that set mastro and mestre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mastro and mestre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - mastro and mestre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mastro is anoun and mestreanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mastro is recorded at frequency rank #19,493, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaʃ.tɾu/. mestre is at rank #1,470, tagged as anadj.
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 20963, this pair ranks #49,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mastro vs mestre
Shared letters: mrst. Private to "mastro": ao. Private to "mestre": e.
"mastro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mastro" and "mestre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mastro" vs "mestre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "mastro" and "mestre". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mastro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mestre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mastro" and "mestre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "messe vs mestre". 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 #49,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.