Which to use
“mérito” is a noun and “morto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,324
- “mérito” frequency rank
- #1,096
- “morto” frequency rank
- 6420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mérito | morto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de características que distinguem algo ou alguém como bom e apreciável: | que deixou de viver |
Letter map: mérito vs morto
Shared letters muted; letters that set mérito and morto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mérito runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against morto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mérito and morto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mérito is anoun and mortoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mérito is recorded at frequency rank #5,324, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/. morto is at rank #1,096, 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 6420, this pair ranks #68,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mérito vs morto
Shared letters: mort. Private to "mérito": ié. Private to "morto": -.
"mérito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "morto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- morto ← mmorto · morot · morrto · mortto · motro · mroto · omrto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mérito" for "morto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mérito" vs "morto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mérito" and "morto".
- Full dictionary entry for "mérito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mérito" and "morto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morto vs muto". 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 #68,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.