Which to use
“mein” is a pronoun and “mino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,545
- “mein” frequency rank
- #27,177
- “mino” frequency rank
- 63722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mein | mino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meu, minha, pronome possessivo da primeira pessoa do singular: | forma masculina de mina: rapaz |
Letter map: mein vs mino
Shared letters muted; letters that set mein and mino apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mein (CVVC) and mino (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: mein vs mino
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mein is apronoun and minoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63722, 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 ?). mino is at rank #27,177, tagged as anoun.
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 63722, this pair ranks #6,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mein vs mino
Shared letters: imn. Private to "mein": e. Private to "mino": o.
"mein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mein" and "mino" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mein" or "mino" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "mein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mein" and "mino" 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 #6,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.