Which to use
“me” is a pronoun and “mine” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28
- “me” frequency rank
- #14,187
- “mine” frequency rank
- 14215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | me | mine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal oblíquo átono da primeira pessoa do singular, usado em complementos direto do verbo: | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo minar |
Letter map: me vs mine
Shared letters muted; letters that set me and mine apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: me vs mine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: me is apronoun and mineaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
me is recorded at frequency rank #28, classified as apron. mine is at rank #14,187, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈmi.ni/.
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 14215, this pair ranks #57,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of me vs mine
Shared letters: em. Private to "me": -. Private to "mine": in.
"me" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mine ← imne · mien · minne · mmine · mnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "me" for "mine" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "me" or "mine" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "me" and "mine".
- Full dictionary entry for "me" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "me" and "mine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs mine". 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 #57,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.