Which to use
“mínimo” is an adjective and “minuto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,983
- “mínimo” frequency rank
- #2,107
- “minuto” frequency rank
- 4090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mínimo | minuto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | menor valor | período de tempo correspondente a 60 segundos |
Letter map: mínimo vs minuto
Shared letters muted; letters that set mínimo and minuto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: mínimo vs minuto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mínimo is anadjective and minutoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mínimo is recorded at frequency rank #1,983, classified as anadj. minuto is at rank #2,107, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mi.ˈnu.tu/.
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 4090, this pair ranks #70,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mínimo vs minuto
Shared letters: imno. Private to "mínimo": í. Private to "minuto": tu.
"mínimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "minuto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- minuto ← imnuto · minnuto · mintuo · minuot · minutto · miunto · mminuto · mniuto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mínimo" and "minuto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mínimo" or "minuto"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mínimo" and "minuto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mínimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minuto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mínimo" and "minuto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minuto vs muto". 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 #70,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.