Which to use
“meio” is an adjective and “muito” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #190
- “meio” frequency rank
- #39
- “muito” frequency rank
- 229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meio | muito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designativo de metade | em alto grau |
Where the eye mixes meio and muito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meio is /ˈmɐj.u/ while muito is /ˈmũj.tu/. 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 (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 229, 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/. 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 229, this pair ranks #75,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meio vs muito
Shared letters: imo. Private to "meio": e. Private to "muito": tu.
"meio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "muito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV