Which to use
“medo” and “mundo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #379
- “medo” frequency rank
- #81
- “mundo” frequency rank
- 460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medo | mundo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pertence ou se refere à Média | mundificado, limpo; puro |
Where the eye mixes medo and mundo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between medo and mundo
A purely visual mix-up. medo (AFI: /'me.du/) and mundo ([ˈmʊ̃dʊ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medo is recorded at frequency rank #379, classified as anadj, pronounced AFI: /'me.du/. mundo is at rank #81, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmʊ̃dʊ].
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 460, this pair ranks #75,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of medo vs mundo
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "medo": e. Private to "mundo": nu.
"medo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "medo" and "mundo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "medo" vs "mundo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "medo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medo" and "mundo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medo vs muso". 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 #75,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.