mec vs moi, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“mec” is an adjective and “moi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,225
“mec” frequency rank: #20,946
“moi” frequency rank: 29171
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	mec	moi
Definition	tranquilo	mim, eu, pronome pessoal tónico da primeira pessoa do singular:

Letter map: mec vs moi

Shared letters muted; letters that set mec and moi apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

mec

3 ch

moi

Grammar separator: mec vs moi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mec is anadjective and moiapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mec is recorded at frequency rank #8,225, classified as anadj. moi is at rank #20,946, tagged as apron, pronounced /mwa/.

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 29171, this pair ranks #39,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mec vs moi

Shared letters: m. Private to "mec": ce. Private to "moi": io.

"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "moi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mec" and "moi" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mec" is an adjective and "moi" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "mec" vs "moi" - which ranks higher?

"mec" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,225 in our Portuguese list, against #20,946 for "moi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "mec" and "moi". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "moi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #39,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"mec" and "moi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs moi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #39,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.