Which to use
“Melo” and “mês” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,570
- “Melo” frequency rank
- #444
- “mês” frequency rank
- 5014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Melo | mês |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sobrenome | cada uma das doze partes em que se divide o ano |
Where the eye mixes Melo and mês
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Melo with mês
A purely visual mix-up. Melo (/ˈmɛ.lu/) and mês (/ˈmeʃ/) 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 5014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Melo is recorded at frequency rank #4,570, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.lu/. 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 5014, this pair ranks #69,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Melo vs mês
Shared letters: m. Private to "Melo": elo. Private to "mês": sê.
"Melo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mês" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Melo ← emlo · mello · meol · mleo · mmelo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Melo" and "mês" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Melo" vs "mês" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Melo" 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 #69,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Melo" and "mês" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melo 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 #69,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.