Which to use
“mein” is a pronoun and “mês” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,545
- “mein” frequency rank
- #444
- “mês” frequency rank
- 36989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mein | mês |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meu, minha, pronome possessivo da primeira pessoa do singular: | cada uma das doze partes em que se divide o ano |
Where the eye mixes mein and mês
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mein with mês
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mein is /maɪ̯n/ ouvir^(fonte ?) while mês is /ˈmeʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mein is recorded at frequency rank #36,545, classified as apron, pronounced /maɪ̯n/ ouvir^(fonte ?). mês is at rank #444, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeʃ/.
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 36989, this pair ranks #29,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mein vs mês
Shared letters: m. Private to "mein": ein. Private to "mês": sê.
"mein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mês" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mein ← emin · meinn · meni · mmein
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mein" and "mês" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mein" or "mês" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mein" and "mês" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mês" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mein" and "mês" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mein vs mens". 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 #29,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.