Which to use
“much” is an adjective and “muto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,584
- “much” frequency rank
- #43,549
- “muto” frequency rank
- 61133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | much | muto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito | mudar algo de sítio, remover. |
Where the eye mixes much and muto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between much and muto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: much is /mʌʧ/ while muto is /ˈmuː.toː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
much is recorded at frequency rank #17,584, classified as anadj, pronounced /mʌʧ/. 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 61133, this pair ranks #7,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of much vs muto
Shared letters: mu. Private to "much": ch. Private to "muto": ot.
"much" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "muto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "much" and "muto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "much" or "muto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "much" and "muto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "much" 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 #7,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "much" 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 #7,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.