me vs mês, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“me” is a pronoun and “mês” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28
“me” frequency rank: #444
“mês” frequency rank: 472
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	me	mês
Definition	pronome pessoal oblíquo átono da primeira pessoa do singular, usado em complementos direto do verbo:	cada uma das doze partes em que se divide o ano

Letter map: me vs mês

Shared letters muted; letters that set me and mês apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

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mês

Grammar separator: me vs mês

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: me is apronoun and mêsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

me is recorded at frequency rank #28, classified as apron. mês is at rank #444, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeʃ/.

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 472, this pair ranks #75,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of me vs mês

Shared letters: m. Private to "me": e. Private to "mês": sê.

"me" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mês" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "me" and "mês" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "me" is a pronoun and "mês" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "me" vs "mês" - which ranks higher?

"me" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28 in our Portuguese list, against #444 for "mês". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "me" vs "mês" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "me" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "mês" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #75,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"me" and "mês" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mês". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #75,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.