Which to use
“mater” is a noun and “mexer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,868
- “mater” frequency rank
- #3,498
- “mexer” frequency rank
- 35366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mater | mexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maternidade, estabelecimento público ou privado destinado a receber mulheres que estão a ponto de dar a luz | misturar, agitar, revolver |
Letter map: mater vs mexer
Shared letters muted; letters that set mater and mexer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mater and mexer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - mater and mexer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mater is anoun and mexeraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mater is recorded at frequency rank #31,868, classified as anoun, pronounced /ma.tɛʁ/. mexer is at rank #3,498, tagged as averb.
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 35366, this pair ranks #31,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mater vs mexer
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mater": at. Private to "mexer": x.
"mater" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mater" for "mexer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mater" vs "mexer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mater" and "mexer". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mexer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mater" and "mexer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mater vs matiz". 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 #31,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.