Which to use
“mínimo” and “mirim” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,983
- “mínimo” frequency rank
- #12,289
- “mirim” frequency rank
- 14272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mínimo | mirim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | menor valor | destinado a crianças |
Letter map: mínimo vs mirim
Shared letters muted; letters that set mínimo and mirim apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: mínimo and mirim
mínimo and mirim 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mínimo is recorded at frequency rank #1,983, classified as anadj. mirim is at rank #12,289, 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 14272, this pair ranks #57,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mínimo vs mirim
Shared letters: im. Private to "mínimo": noí. Private to "mirim": r.
"mínimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mirim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirim ← imrim · miirm · mirimm · mirmi · mirrim · mmirim · mriim
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mínimo" and "mirim" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mínimo" or "mirim" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "mínimo" vs "mirim" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mínimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mínimo" and "mirim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirim vs mirra". 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 #57,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.