# macho

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈma.ʃu/ · frequency rank #5,113

## Definitions
1. pertencente ao gênero masculino
2. que tem características masculinas, másculo
3. vigoroso, rijo
4. irritado, enraivecido

## Easily confused with
- **mão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-mao)
- **mah** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-mah)
- **maio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-maio)
- **mato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-mato)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-mano)
- **moço** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-moco)
- **much** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-much)
- **maço** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-maco)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-mayo)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-math)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-malo)
- **manhã** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-manha)
- **marco** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-marco)
- **micro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-micro)
- **molho** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-molho)
- **mando** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-mando)
- **manto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-manto)
- **magro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-magro)
- **malha** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-malha)
- **magno** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macho-vs-magno)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amcho`, `maccho`, `machho`, `macoh`, `mahco`, `mcaho`, `mmacho`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/macho