Which to use
“mês” and “metas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #444
- “mês” frequency rank
- #6,791
- “metas” frequency rank
- 7235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mês | metas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das doze partes em que se divide o ano | plural de meta |
Where the eye mixes mês and metas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mês and metas
A purely visual mix-up. mês (/ˈmeʃ/) and metas (/ˈmɛ.tɐs/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mês is recorded at frequency rank #444, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeʃ/. metas is at rank #6,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.tɐs/.
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 7235, this pair ranks #66,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mês vs metas
Shared letters: ms. Private to "mês": ê. Private to "metas": aet.
"mês" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "metas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- metas ← emtas · meats · metass · metsa · mettas · mmetas · mteas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mês" for "metas" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mês" or "metas" 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 "mês" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mês" and "metas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs metas". 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 #66,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.