Which to use
“memo” is an adverb and “mimo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- #22,094
- “mimo” frequency rank
- 57775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | memo | mimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mesmo | coisa delicada que dá ou se oferece; presente |
Letter map: memo vs mimo
Shared letters muted; letters that set memo and mimo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for memo / mimo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: memo is anadverb and mimoanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “memo” becomes i in “mimo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
memo is recorded at frequency rank #35,681, classified as anadv. mimo is at rank #22,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.mu/.
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 57775, this pair ranks #9,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of memo vs mimo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "memo": e. Private to "mimo": i.
"memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mimo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "memo" and "mimo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "memo" or "mimo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "memo" and "mimo".
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "memo" and "mimo" 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 #9,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.