malandro

adj

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The verdict

“malandro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,892
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquele que possui valores morais e/ou éticos corrompidos, ou contrários aos valores eleitos como virtuosos pela sociedade; bandido, desnaturado, safado

Corpus desk

Index PT-malandro · malandro · Portuguese

malandro · rank #14,892 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,892
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH macio

Nearest frequency peer: macio (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “malandro”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “malandro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for malandro
PropertyValue
Headwordmalandro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,892
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “malandro”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).malandrocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “macio” (#14,891), “loureiro” (#14,888), “leque” (#14,885). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “malandro” fica em #14,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around malandro, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,892 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for malandro, with forms such as "amlandro", "maalndro", and "maladnro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is malandro, spelled M-A-L-A-N-D-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquele que possui valores morais e/ou éticos corrompidos, ou contrários aos valores eleitos como virtuosos pela sociedade; bandido, desnaturado, safado
  2. 2
    mandrião, preguiçoso, calaceiro

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how malandro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No ano seguinte, Zé Carioca, o papagaio malandro da Vila Xurupita, surgiria no cinema em Alô Amigos, ciceroneando o Pato Donald no carnaval do Rio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlandro
  • maalndro
  • maladnro
  • malanddro
  • malandor
  • malandrro
  • malanndro
  • malanrdo
  • mallandro
  • malnadro
  • mlaandro
  • mmalandro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malandro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amlandro2maalndro2maladnro2malanddro1malandor2malandrro1malanndro1malanrdo2
Edit distance from "malandro"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malandro"?
"malandro" is spelled M-A-L-A-N-D-R-O.
What does "malandro" mean?
As an adjective, "malandro" means: diz-se daquele que possui valores morais e/ou éticos corrompidos, ou contrários aos valores eleitos como virtuosos pela sociedade; bandido, desnaturado, safado
What are common misspellings of "malandro"?
Common misspellings include "amlandro", "maalndro", "maladnro", "malanddro", "malandor". The correct spelling is "malandro".
What language does "malandro" come from?
"malandro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "malandro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loureiro#14,888implorar#14,869hebraico#14,865patético#14,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

penetrar12 variantsesqueleto12 variantsdrenagem12 variantsburguesia12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list