Which to use
“mente” and “mercê” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #990
- “mente” frequency rank
- #14,186
- “mercê” frequency rank
- 15176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mente | mercê |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto das ideias e convicções de uma pessoa; o resultado do trabalho cerebral de uma pessoal, intangível mas perceptível em sua forma de raciocinar | paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço |
Letter map: mente vs mercê
Shared letters muted; letters that set mente and mercê apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mente vs mercê
mente and mercê 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mente is recorded at frequency rank #990, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/. mercê is at rank #14,186, tagged as anoun.
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 15176, this pair ranks #56,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mente vs mercê
Shared letters: em. Private to "mente": nt. Private to "mercê": crê.
"mente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mercê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mente ← emnte · menet · mennte · mentte · metne · mmente · mnete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mente" and "mercê" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mente" vs "mercê" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mercê" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mente" and "mercê" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mercê vs messe". 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 #56,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.