Which to use
“me” is a pronoun and “mel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28
- “me” frequency rank
- #2,843
- “mel” frequency rank
- 2871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | me | mel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal oblíquo átono da primeira pessoa do singular, usado em complementos direto do verbo: | substância doce, espessa e viscosa elaborada pelas abelhas nas colmeias |
Letter map: me vs mel
Shared letters muted; letters that set me and mel apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - me and mel
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: me is apronoun and melanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “me” sits inside “mel”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
me is recorded at frequency rank #28, classified as apron. mel is at rank #2,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛɫ/.
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 2871, this pair ranks #72,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of me vs mel
Shared letters: em. Private to "me": -. Private to "mel": l.
"me" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mel" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "me" and "mel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "me" vs "mel" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "me" and "mel". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "me" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "me" and "mel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mel". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.