Which to use
“muito” is an adverb and “mundo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39
- “muito” frequency rank
- #81
- “mundo” frequency rank
- 120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muito | mundo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em alto grau | mundificado, limpo; puro |
Where the eye mixes muito and mundo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muito is /ˈmũj.tu/ while mundo is [ˈmʊ̃dʊ]. 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 (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muito is recorded at frequency rank #39, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈmũj.tu/. mundo is at rank #81, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmʊ̃dʊ].
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 120, this pair ranks #75,541 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of muito vs mundo
Shared letters: mou. Private to "muito": it. Private to "mundo": dn.
"muito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV