Which to use
“mundano” and “mundo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,690
- “mundano” frequency rank
- #81
- “mundo” frequency rank
- 35771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mundano | mundo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | referente ao mundo material (em contraposição ao mundo espiritual) | mundificado, limpo; puro |
Where the eye mixes mundano and mundo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mundano runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mundo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mundano and mundo
A purely visual mix-up. mundano (/mũ.ˈdɐ.nu/) and mundo ([ˈmʊ̃dʊ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mundano is recorded at frequency rank #35,690, classified as anadj, pronounced /mũ.ˈdɐ.nu/. 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 35771, this pair ranks #31,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mundano vs mundo
Shared letters: dmnou. Private to "mundano": a. Private to "mundo": -.
"mundano" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mundano" for "mundo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mundano" or "mundo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mundano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mundano" and "mundo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mundo vs muso". 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 #31,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.