Which to use
“multa” and “múmia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,498
- “multa” frequency rank
- #23,420
- “múmia” frequency rank
- 27918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | multa | múmia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de multar | cadáver humano conservado através de técnicas de embalsamento |
Where the eye mixes multa and múmia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. multa (CVCCV) and múmia (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: multa vs múmia
A purely visual mix-up. multa (/ˈmuɫ.tɐ/) and múmia (/ˈmu.mjɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
multa is recorded at frequency rank #4,498, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmuɫ.tɐ/. múmia is at rank #23,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmu.mjɐ/.
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 27918, this pair ranks #41,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of multa vs múmia
Shared letters: am. Private to "multa": ltu. Private to "múmia": iú.
"multa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "múmia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- multa ← mluta · mmulta · mulat · mullta · multta · mutla · umlta
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "multa" for "múmia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "multa" vs "múmia" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "multa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "múmia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "multa" and "múmia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mímica vs múmia". 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 #41,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.