Which to use
“mat” and “Mist” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,805
- “mat” frequency rank
- #44,978
- “Mist” frequency rank
- 66783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mat | Mist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casamento | esterco |
Where the eye mixes mat and Mist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mat vs Mist
A purely visual mix-up. mat (/mat/) and Mist (/mɪst/) 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 66783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mat is recorded at frequency rank #21,805, classified as anoun, pronounced /mat/. Mist is at rank #44,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɪst/.
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 66783, this pair ranks #4,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mat vs Mist
Shared letters: mt. Private to "mat": a. Private to "Mist": is.
"mat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Mist" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mist ← imst · misst · mistt · mits · mmist · msit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mat" for "Mist" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mat" or "Mist" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mat" and "Mist" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mat" and "Mist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mist 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 #4,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.