Which to use
“mestre” is an adjective and “metro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,470
- “mestre” frequency rank
- #4,246
- “metro” frequency rank
- 5716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mestre | metro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | superior | medida que regula a quantidade de sílabas de cada verso |
Letter map: mestre vs metro
Shared letters muted; letters that set mestre and metro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mestre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against metro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mestre vs metro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mestre is anadjective and metroanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mestre is recorded at frequency rank #1,470, classified as anadj. metro is at rank #4,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.tɾu/.
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 5716, this pair ranks #68,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mestre vs metro
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "mestre": s. Private to "metro": o.
"mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "metro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mestre" and "metro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mestre" or "metro"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mestre" and "metro".
- Full dictionary entry for "mestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mestre" and "metro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "metro 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 #68,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.