Which to use
“must” is a noun and “muto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,586
- “must” frequency rank
- #43,549
- “muto” frequency rank
- 61135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | must | muto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | algo necessário, geralmente por estar na moda, por ser muito popular ou básico | mudar algo de sítio, remover. |
Letter map: must vs muto
Shared letters muted; letters that set must and muto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. must (CVCC) and muto (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: must vs muto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: must is anoun and mutoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
must is recorded at frequency rank #17,586, classified as anoun. muto is at rank #43,549, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈmuː.toː/.
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 61135, this pair ranks #7,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of must vs muto
Shared letters: mtu. Private to "must": s. Private to "muto": o.
"must" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "muto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "must" and "muto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "must" or "muto"?
What to do next
You've compared "must" and "muto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "must" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "must" and "muto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muso vs muto". 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 #7,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.