Which to use
“muda” is a noun and “mui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,431
- “muda” frequency rank
- #23,741
- “mui” frequency rank
- 26172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muda | mui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher que não fala | em alto grau |
Where the eye mixes muda and mui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: muda vs mui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muda is /ˈmu.dɐ/ while mui is /ˈmũj/. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muda is recorded at frequency rank #2,431, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.dɐ/. mui is at rank #23,741, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈmũj/.
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 26172, this pair ranks #43,011 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muda vs mui
Shared letters: mu. Private to "muda": ad. Private to "mui": i.
"muda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- muda ← mdua · mmuda · muad · mudda · umda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "muda" and "mui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "muda" or "mui"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "muda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,011 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muda" and "mui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mui". 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 #43,011 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.