Which to use
“mimo” is a noun and “mínimo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,094
- “mimo” frequency rank
- #1,983
- “mínimo” frequency rank
- 24077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mimo | mínimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coisa delicada que dá ou se oferece; presente | menor valor |
Letter map: mimo vs mínimo
Shared letters muted; letters that set mimo and mínimo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for mimo / mínimo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mimo is anoun and mínimoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mimo is recorded at frequency rank #22,094, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.mu/. mínimo is at rank #1,983, tagged as anadj.
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 24077, this pair ranks #45,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mimo vs mínimo
Shared letters: imo. Private to "mimo": -. Private to "mínimo": ní.
"mimo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mínimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mimo ← immo · mimmo · miom · mmimo · mmio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mimo" for "mínimo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mimo" vs "mínimo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mimo" and "mínimo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mínimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mimo" and "mínimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mimo vs muso". 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 #45,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.