Which to use
“minuto” is a noun and “misto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,107
- “minuto” frequency rank
- #8,789
- “misto” frequency rank
- 10896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minuto | misto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de tempo correspondente a 60 segundos | que não é puro |
Where the eye mixes minuto and misto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: minuto vs misto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: minuto is /mi.ˈnu.tu/ while misto is /ˈmiʃ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minuto is recorded at frequency rank #2,107, classified as anoun, pronounced /mi.ˈnu.tu/. misto is at rank #8,789, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmiʃ.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 10896, this pair ranks #62,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of minuto vs misto
Shared letters: imot. Private to "minuto": nu. Private to "misto": s.
"minuto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "misto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "minuto" and "misto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "minuto" or "misto" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "minuto" and "misto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "minuto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "misto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minuto" and "misto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "misto vs muso". 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 #62,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.