Which to use
“memo” is an adverb and “mer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- #22,090
- “mer” frequency rank
- 57771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | memo | mer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mesmo | mar |
Letter map: memo vs mer
Shared letters muted; letters that set memo and mer apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for memo / mer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: memo is anadverb and meranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
memo is recorded at frequency rank #35,681, classified as anadv. mer is at rank #22,090, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɛʁ/.
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 57771, this pair ranks #9,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of memo vs mer
Shared letters: em. Private to "memo": o. Private to "mer": r.
"memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mer" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- memo ← emmo · memmo · meom · mmemo · mmeo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "memo" for "mer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "memo" or "mer"?
Useful next steps
Pair "memo" vs "mer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "memo" and "mer" 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 #9,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.