# mau vs menu

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mau
*adjective · IPA /ˈmaw/ · frequency rank #1,936*
que não é de boa qualidade, ruim

### menu
*noun · IPA /mɨ.ˈnu/ · frequency rank #12,288*
cardápio

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mau-vs-menu
