Which to use
“metade” and “metais” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,016
- “metade” frequency rank
- #8,788
- “metais” frequency rank
- 9804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metade | metais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma das duas partes iguais de um todo | instrumentos musicais de latão, e que geralmente compõem uma orquestra |
Letter map: metade vs metais
Shared letters muted; letters that set metade and metais apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on metade vs metais
metade and metais are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metade is recorded at frequency rank #1,016, classified as anoun. metais is at rank #8,788, tagged as anoun.
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 9804, this pair ranks #63,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of metade vs metais
Shared letters: aemt. Private to "metade": d. Private to "metais": is.
"metade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "metais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metade" and "metais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "metade" vs "metais" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "metade" and "metais".
- Full dictionary entry for "metade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metade" and "metais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melado vs metade". 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 #63,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.