Which to use
“mec” is an adjective and “men” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,225
- “mec” frequency rank
- #6,318
- “men” frequency rank
- 14543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mec | men |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tranquilo | pronome indefinido da terceira pessoa do singular, equivalente à partícula "se" |
Letter map: mec vs men
Shared letters muted; letters that set mec and men apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mec and men
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mec is anadjective and menapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “mec” becomes n in “men”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mec is recorded at frequency rank #8,225, classified as anadj. men is at rank #6,318, tagged as apron.
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 14543, this pair ranks #57,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mec vs men
Shared letters: em. Private to "mec": c. Private to "men": n.
"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "men" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mec" for "men" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mec" or "men" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mec" and "men".
- Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "men" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mec" and "men" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mec". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.