Which to use
“mino” is a noun and “muto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,177
- “mino” frequency rank
- #43,549
- “muto” frequency rank
- 70726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mino | muto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma masculina de mina: rapaz | mudar algo de sítio, remover. |
Letter map: mino vs muto
Shared letters muted; letters that set mino and muto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mino and muto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - mino and muto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mino is anoun and mutoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mino is recorded at frequency rank #27,177, classified as anoun. muto is at rank #43,549, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈmuː.toː/.
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 70726, this pair ranks #3,541 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mino vs muto
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mino": in. Private to "muto": tu.
"mino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "muto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,541 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mino" and "muto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muso 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 #3,541 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.