Which to use
“mayo” and “muro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,251
- “mayo” frequency rank
- #4,664
- “muro” frequency rank
- 34915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mayo | muro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maio | construção comumente usada para separar terrenos |
Where the eye mixes mayo and muro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mayo (CVVV) and muro (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mayo and muro
A purely visual mix-up. mayo (/ˈma.ʝo/) and muro (/ˈmu.ɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34915, 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/. muro is at rank #4,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.ɾu/.
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 34915, this pair ranks #32,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mayo vs muro
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mayo": ay. Private to "muro": ru.
"mayo" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "muro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mayo" for "muro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mayo" vs "muro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mayo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mayo" and "muro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mayo". 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 #32,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.