Which to use
“metade” and “metal” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,016
- “metade” frequency rank
- #3,027
- “metal” frequency rank
- 4043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metade | metal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma das duas partes iguais de um todo | toda substância simples, dotada de brilho próprio (brilho metálico), boa condutora de calor e de eletricidade, que forma óxidos básicos em contato com o oxigênio, e que na eletrólise se dirige ao pólo negativo |
Letter map: metade vs metal
Shared letters muted; letters that set metade and metal apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. metade runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against metal's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - metade / metal
metade and metal 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metade is recorded at frequency rank #1,016, classified as anoun. metal is at rank #3,027, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.ˈtaɫ/.
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 4043, this pair ranks #70,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of metade vs metal
Shared letters: aemt. Private to "metade": d. Private to "metal": l.
"metade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "metal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metade" and "metal" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "metade" or "metal"?
What to do next
Pair "metade" vs "metal" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "metade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metade" and "metal" 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 #70,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.