Which to use
“mente” and “month” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #990
- “mente” frequency rank
- #27,183
- “month” frequency rank
- 28173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mente | month |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | mês |
Where the eye mixes mente and month
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mente vs month
A purely visual mix-up. mente (/ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/) and month (/mʌnθ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28173, 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/. month is at rank #27,183, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mʌnθ/.
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 28173, this pair ranks #40,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mente vs month
Shared letters: mnt. Private to "mente": e. Private to "month": ho.
"mente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "month" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mente" and "month" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mente" or "month" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "month" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mente" and "month" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monja vs month". 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 #40,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.