Which to use
“muito” is an adverb and “muro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39
- “muito” frequency rank
- #4,664
- “muro” frequency rank
- 4703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muito | muro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em alto grau | construção comumente usada para separar terrenos |
Where the eye mixes muito and muro
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 muro is /ˈmu.ɾu/. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4703, 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/. muro is at rank #4,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.ɾu/.
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 4703, this pair ranks #70,113 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of muito vs muro
Shared letters: mou. Private to "muito": it. Private to "muro": r.
"muito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "muro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV