Which to use
“mente” is a noun and “mestre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #990
- “mente” frequency rank
- #1,470
- “mestre” frequency rank
- 2460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mente | mestre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | superior |
Letter map: mente vs mestre
Shared letters muted; letters that set mente and mestre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mente runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mestre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mente vs mestre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mente is anoun and mestreanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2460, 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/. mestre is at rank #1,470, tagged as anadj.
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 2460, this pair ranks #72,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mente vs mestre
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mente": n. Private to "mestre": rs.
"mente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mente" and "mestre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mente" or "mestre" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mente" and "mestre".
- Full dictionary entry for "mente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mestre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mente" and "mestre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs mente". 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 #72,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.