Which to use
“mein” and “mim” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,545
- “mein” frequency rank
- #113
- “mim” frequency rank
- 36658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mein | mim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meu, minha, pronome possessivo da primeira pessoa do singular: | caso oblíquo do pronome pessoal da primeira pessoa, usado após preposições (a, ante, após, até, contra, de, desde, entre, para, por, sem, sobre) |
Where the eye mixes mein and mim
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mein vs mim
A purely visual mix-up. mein (/maɪ̯n/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and mim (/ˈmĩ/) 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 36658, 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 ?). mim is at rank #113, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈmĩ/.
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 36658, this pair ranks #30,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mein vs mim
Shared letters: im. Private to "mein": en. Private to "mim": -.
"mein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mim" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mein ← emin · meinn · meni · mmein
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mein" for "mim" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mein" vs "mim" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mein" and "mim" 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 "mim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mein" and "mim" 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 #30,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.