Which to use
“mir” is a noun and “moi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,334
- “mir” frequency rank
- #20,946
- “moi” frequency rank
- 38280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mir | moi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | milho | mim, eu, pronome pessoal tónico da primeira pessoa do singular: |
Letter map: mir vs moi
Shared letters muted; letters that set mir and moi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mir / moi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mir is anoun and moiapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mir is recorded at frequency rank #17,334, classified as anoun. moi is at rank #20,946, tagged as apron, pronounced /mwa/.
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 38280, this pair ranks #28,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mir vs moi
Shared letters: im. Private to "mir": r. Private to "moi": o.
"mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "moi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mir" and "moi" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mir" or "moi" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mir" and "moi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mir" and "moi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs moi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.