minvsmuiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: min is a symbol, mui is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“min” is a symbol and “mui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,495
“min” frequency rank
#23,741
“mui” frequency rank
28236
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature min mui
Definition símbolo de minuto em alto grau

Letter map: min vs mui

Shared letters muted; letters that set min and mui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
min
3 ch
mui

Part-of-speech tell for min / mui

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: min is asymbol and muianadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

min is recorded at frequency rank #4,495, classified as asymbol. mui is at rank #23,741, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈmũj/.

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 28236, this pair ranks #40,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of min vs mui

Shared letters: im. Private to "min": n. Private to "mui": u.

"min" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mui" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "min" and "mui" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "min" is a symbol and "mui" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "min" or "mui"?
"min" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,495 in our Portuguese list, against #23,741 for "mui". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "min" and "mui". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "min" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "min" and "mui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mui". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #40,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list