Which to use
“Melo” and “modelo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,570
- “Melo” frequency rank
- #871
- “modelo” frequency rank
- 5441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Melo | modelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sobrenome | cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original |
Where the eye mixes Melo and modelo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Melo and modelo
A purely visual mix-up. Melo (/ˈmɛ.lu/) and modelo (/mu.ˈde.lu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5441, 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/. modelo is at rank #871, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈde.lu/.
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 5441, this pair ranks #69,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Melo vs modelo
Shared letters: elmo. Private to "Melo": -. Private to "modelo": d.
"Melo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "modelo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Melo" for "modelo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Melo" or "modelo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Melo" and "modelo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Melo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Melo" and "modelo" 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 #69,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.