Which to use
“metro” and “murro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,246
- “metro” frequency rank
- #17,335
- “murro” frequency rank
- 21581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metro | murro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | medida que regula a quantidade de sílabas de cada verso | pancada desferida com a mão fechada |
Where the eye mixes metro and murro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. metro and murro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses metro with murro
A purely visual mix-up. metro (/ˈmɛ.tɾu/) and murro (/ˈmu.Ru/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metro is recorded at frequency rank #4,246, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.tɾu/. murro is at rank #17,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.Ru/.
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 21581, this pair ranks #48,637 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metro vs murro
Shared letters: mor. Private to "metro": et. Private to "murro": u.
"metro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "murro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metro" and "murro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "metro" or "murro" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "metro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,637 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metro" and "murro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirra vs murro". 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 #48,637 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.