Which to use
“memo” is an adverb and “mim” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- #113
- “mim” frequency rank
- 35794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | memo | mim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mesmo | caso oblíquo do pronome pessoal da primeira pessoa, usado após preposições (a, ante, após, até, contra, de, desde, entre, para, por, sem, sobre) |
Letter map: memo vs mim
Shared letters muted; letters that set memo and mim apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: memo vs mim
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: memo is anadverb and mimapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
memo is recorded at frequency rank #35,681, classified as anadv. mim is at rank #113, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈmĩ/.
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 35794, this pair ranks #31,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of memo vs mim
Shared letters: m. Private to "memo": eo. Private to "mim": i.
"memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mim" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- memo ← emmo · memmo · meom · mmemo · mmeo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "memo" and "mim" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "memo" or "mim" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "memo" and "mim". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "memo" and "mim" 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 #31,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.