Which to use
“may” is a verb and “me” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,226
- “may” frequency rank
- #28
- “me” frequency rank
- 5254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | may | me |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obter permissão. Também utilizado quando se deseja fazer um pedido, de maneira cortês. | pronome pessoal oblíquo átono da primeira pessoa do singular, usado em complementos direto do verbo: |
Letter map: may vs me
Shared letters muted; letters that set may and me apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for may / me
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: may is averb and meapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
may is recorded at frequency rank #5,226, classified as averb, pronounced /meɪ/. me is at rank #28, tagged as apron.
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 5254, this pair ranks #69,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of may vs me
Shared letters: m. Private to "may": ay. Private to "me": e.
"may" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "me" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "may" for "me" ever safe?
Frequency check: "may" vs "me" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "may" and "me".
- Full dictionary entry for "may" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "me" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "may" and "me" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs may". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.