Which to use
“mayo” is a noun and “memo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,251
- “mayo” frequency rank
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- 65932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mayo | memo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maio | mesmo |
Letter map: mayo vs memo
Shared letters muted; letters that set mayo and memo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mayo (CVVV) and memo (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - mayo and memo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mayo is anoun and memoanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mayo is recorded at frequency rank #30,251, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.ʝo/. memo is at rank #35,681, tagged as anadv.
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 65932, this pair ranks #5,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mayo vs memo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mayo": ay. Private to "memo": e.
"mayo" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mayo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mayo" and "memo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memo 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 #5,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.