Which to use
“mentira” and “mestra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,243
- “mentira” frequency rank
- #21,241
- “mestra” frequency rank
- 23484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mentira | mestra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | declaração feita por alguém que acredita ou suspeita que ela seja falsa, na expectativa de que os ouvintes ou leitores possam acreditar nela | abelha-rainha de uma colmeia |
Letter map: mentira vs mestra
Shared letters muted; letters that set mentira and mestra apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. mentira runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mestra's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: mentira and mestra
mentira and mestra 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mentira is recorded at frequency rank #2,243, classified as anoun, pronounced /mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/. mestra is at rank #21,241, 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 23484, this pair ranks #46,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mentira vs mestra
Shared letters: aemrt. Private to "mentira": in. Private to "mestra": s.
"mentira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mestra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mentira" and "mestra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mentira" or "mestra" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "mentira" vs "mestra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mentira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mestra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mentira" and "mestra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mestra vs mitra". 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 #46,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.