# miau vs minar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### miau
*intj · IPA /miˈaʊ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #34,812*
minhau

### minar
*verb · frequency rank #26,813*
escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/miau-vs-minar