Which to use
“mensagem” and “montagem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #651
- “mensagem” frequency rank
- #4,251
- “montagem” frequency rank
- 4902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mensagem | montagem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma comunicação que contém alguma informação, notícia, pedido, conselho, etc. enviada por algum meio de comunicação | ato ou efeito de montar, de reunir as partes componentes de um todo para que formem uma unidade |
Letter map: mensagem vs montagem
Shared letters muted; letters that set mensagem and montagem apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. mensagem and montagem follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - mensagem / montagem
mensagem and montagem are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mensagem is recorded at frequency rank #651, classified as anoun. montagem is at rank #4,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mõ.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/.
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 4902, this pair ranks #69,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mensagem vs montagem
Shared letters: aegmn. Private to "mensagem": s. Private to "montagem": ot.
"mensagem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "montagem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mensagem" for "montagem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mensagem" vs "montagem" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "mensagem" vs "montagem" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mensagem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montagem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mensagem" and "montagem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moagem vs montagem". 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 #69,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.