Which to use
“mer” and “muro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,090
- “mer” frequency rank
- #4,664
- “muro” frequency rank
- 26754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mer | muro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mar | construção comumente usada para separar terrenos |
Where the eye mixes mer and muro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mer with muro
A purely visual mix-up. mer (/mɛʁ/) and muro (/ˈmu.ɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mer is recorded at frequency rank #22,090, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɛʁ/. muro is at rank #4,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.ɾu/.
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 26754, this pair ranks #42,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mer vs muro
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mer": e. Private to "muro": ou.
"mer" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "muro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- muro ← mmuro · mruo · muor · umro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mer" and "muro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mer" vs "muro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mer" and "muro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mer". 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 #42,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.