memovsmeuWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: memo is a adverb, meu is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“memo” is an adverb and “meu” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,681
“memo” frequency rank
#46
“meu” frequency rank
35727
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature memo meu
Definition mesmo de posse da primeira pessoa do singular (eu); pertencente a mim

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set memo and meu apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
memo
3 ch
meu

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: memo is anadverb and meuapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

memo is recorded at frequency rank #35,681, classified as anadv. meu is at rank #46, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈmew/.

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 35727, this pair ranks #31,274 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of memo vs meu

Shared letters: em. Private to "memo": o. Private to "meu": u.

"memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • memoemmo · memmo · meom · mmemo · mmeo

Frequency comparison

memo#35,681
meu#46

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "memo" and "meu" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "memo" is an adverb and "meu" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "memo" or "meu"?
"meu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46 in our Portuguese list, against #35,681 for "memo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering memo vs meu

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “memo”; for a pronoun, it's “meu”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “memo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list