Which to use
“mec” and “meio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,225
- “mec” frequency rank
- #190
- “meio” frequency rank
- 8415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mec | meio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tranquilo | designativo de metade |
Letter map: mec vs meio
Shared letters muted; letters that set mec and meio apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - mec / meio
mec and meio are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mec is recorded at frequency rank #8,225, classified as anadj. meio is at rank #190, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɐj.u/.
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 8415, this pair ranks #65,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mec vs meio
Shared letters: em. Private to "mec": c. Private to "meio": io.
"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "meio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- meio ← emio · meoi · mieo · mmeio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mec" and "meio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mec" or "meio" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mec" and "meio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mec". 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 #65,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.