Which to use
“meia” and “mica” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,054
- “meia” frequency rank
- #32,689
- “mica” frequency rank
- 33743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meia | mica |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de vestuário de tecido de malha que se calça sobre a pele até meio da perna | mineral do grupo de silicatos monoclínicos |
Where the eye mixes meia and mica
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. meia (CVVV) and mica (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between meia and mica
A purely visual mix-up. meia (/ˈmɐj.ɐ/) and mica (/ˈmi.kɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meia is recorded at frequency rank #1,054, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐj.ɐ/. mica is at rank #32,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.kɐ/.
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 33743, this pair ranks #33,684 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meia vs mica
Shared letters: aim. Private to "meia": e. Private to "mica": c.
"meia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "mica" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meia" and "mica" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meia" vs "mica" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,684 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meia" and "mica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mica vs mirra". 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 #33,684 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.