Which to use
“meu” is a pronoun and “museu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46
- “meu” frequency rank
- #1,822
- “museu” frequency rank
- 1868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meu | museu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de posse da primeira pessoa do singular (eu); pertencente a mim | estabelecimento, normalmente público, onde estão reunidas coleções de objetos de arte, da ciência, etc |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set meu and museu apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meu is /ˈmew/ while museu is /mu.ˈzew/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meu is recorded at frequency rank #46, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈmew/. museu is at rank #1,822, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈzew/.
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 1868, this pair ranks #73,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meu vs museu
Shared letters: emu. Private to "meu": -. Private to "museu": s.
"meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "museu" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- museu ← mmuseu · msueu · muesu · musseu · musue · umseu
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meu" and "museu" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meu" or "museu"?
Remembering meu vs museu
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “meu”; for a noun, it's “museu”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “meu” entry
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