Which to use
“meio” is an adjective and “memo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #190
- “meio” frequency rank
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- 35871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meio | memo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designativo de metade | mesmo |
Letter map: meio vs memo
Shared letters muted; letters that set meio and memo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. meio (CVVV) and memo (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: meio vs memo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: meio is anadjective and memoanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “meio” becomes m in “memo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meio is recorded at frequency rank #190, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɐj.u/. memo is at rank #35,681, tagged as anadv.
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 35871, this pair ranks #31,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meio vs memo
Shared letters: emo. Private to "meio": i. Private to "memo": -.
"meio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meio" and "memo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meio" vs "memo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "meio" and "memo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "meio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meio" and "memo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memo vs muso". 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 #31,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.