Which to use
“mundo” is an adjective and “mundos” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #81
- “mundo” frequency rank
- #6,678
- “mundos” frequency rank
- 6759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mundo | mundos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mundificado, limpo; puro | de maneira subjetiva, profunda, significativa e despretensiosa para além do explicitado e na dimensionalidade do não verbal, o estado de experienciação emocional de situação |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mundo and mundos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
mundo and mundos form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mundo” sits inside “mundos” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mundo is recorded at frequency rank #81, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmʊ̃dʊ]. mundos is at rank #6,678, tagged as anadv.
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 6759, this pair ranks #67,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mundo" and "mundos" be used interchangeably?
Remembering mundo vs mundos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “mundo”; for an adverb, it's “mundos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mundo” entry
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