Which to use
“minar” and “mudar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,813
- “minar” frequency rank
- #620
- “mudar” frequency rank
- 27433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minar | mudar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc | transferir de um lugar para outro |
Letter map: minar vs mudar
Shared letters muted; letters that set minar and mudar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: minar and mudar
minar and mudar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minar is recorded at frequency rank #26,813, classified as averb. mudar is at rank #620, tagged as averb, pronounced /mu.ˈdaɾ/.
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 27433, this pair ranks #41,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minar vs mudar
Shared letters: amr. Private to "minar": in. Private to "mudar": du.
"minar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "minar" for "mudar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "minar" or "mudar" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "minar" vs "mudar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "minar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minar" and "mudar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minado vs minar". 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 #41,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.