Which to use
“metragem” and “miragem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,321
- “metragem” frequency rank
- #29,439
- “miragem” frequency rank
- 35760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metragem | miragem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | medição/medida/comprimento em metros | efeito da refração e reflexão, frequente nos desertos, que faz ver na atmosfera a imagem mais próxima e invertida de objetos distantes |
Where the eye mixes metragem and miragem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. metragem runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against miragem's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: metragem vs miragem
A purely visual mix-up. metragem (/məˈtraʒɐ̃j̃/) and miragem (/mi.ˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metragem is recorded at frequency rank #6,321, classified as anoun, pronounced /məˈtraʒɐ̃j̃/. miragem is at rank #29,439, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mi.ˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/.
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 35760, this pair ranks #31,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metragem vs miragem
Shared letters: aegmr. Private to "metragem": t. Private to "miragem": i.
"metragem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "miragem" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "metragem" and "miragem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "metragem" or "miragem"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "metragem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miragem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metragem" and "miragem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miragem vs moagem". 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 #31,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.