Which to use
“me” is a pronoun and “mir” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28
- “me” frequency rank
- #17,334
- “mir” frequency rank
- 17362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | me | mir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal oblíquo átono da primeira pessoa do singular, usado em complementos direto do verbo: | milho |
Letter map: me vs mir
Shared letters muted; letters that set me and mir apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: me vs mir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: me is apronoun and miranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
me is recorded at frequency rank #28, classified as apron. mir is at rank #17,334, tagged as anoun.
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 17362, this pair ranks #53,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of me vs mir
Shared letters: m. Private to "me": e. Private to "mir": ir.
"me" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "me" for "mir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "me" or "mir"?
What to do next
Pair "me" vs "mir" 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 "mir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "me" and "mir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mir vs mirra". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.