# mer vs mil

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mer
*noun · IPA /mɛʁ/ · frequency rank #22,090*
mar

### mil
*adjective · IPA /miw/, /mil/ · frequency rank #263*
muitos, inúmeros, uma grande quantidade:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mer-vs-mil