meigovsmuitoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: meigo is a adjective, muito is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“meigo” is an adjective and “muito” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,718
“meigo” frequency rank
#39
“muito” frequency rank
24757
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meigo muito
Definition bondoso, amável em alto grau

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set meigo and muito apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
meigo
5 ch
muito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: meigo is anadjective and muitoanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meigo is recorded at frequency rank #24,718, classified as anadj. muito is at rank #39, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈmũj.tu/.

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 24757, this pair ranks #44,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of meigo vs muito

Shared letters: imo. Private to "meigo": eg. Private to "muito": tu.

"meigo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "muito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meigoemigo · megio · meiggo · meiog · miego · mmeigo
  • muitomiuto · mmuito · muiot · muitto · mutio · umito

Frequency comparison

meigo#24,718
muito#39

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meigo" and "muito" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "meigo" is an adjective and "muito" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "meigo" or "muito"?
"muito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39 in our Portuguese list, against #24,718 for "meigo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering meigo vs muito

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “meigo”; for an adverb, it's “muito”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “meigo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list