# miau vs mingau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mingau
*noun · frequency rank #27,939*
papa de farinha de trigo ou de mandioca caracterizado por ser uma comida mole ou aguada

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