Which to use
“memo” is an adverb and “muto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,681
- “memo” frequency rank
- #43,549
- “muto” frequency rank
- 79230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | memo | muto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mesmo | mudar algo de sítio, remover. |
Letter map: memo vs muto
Shared letters muted; letters that set memo and muto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. memo and muto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: memo vs muto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: memo is anadverb and mutoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
memo is recorded at frequency rank #35,681, classified as anadv. muto is at rank #43,549, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈmuː.toː/.
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 79230, this pair ranks #1,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of memo vs muto
Shared letters: mo. Private to "memo": e. Private to "muto": tu.
"memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "muto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "memo" and "muto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "memo" or "muto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "memo" and "muto".
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "memo" and "muto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muso vs muto". 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 #1,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.