malha
The verdict
“malha” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,925 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,925
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,925 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for malha is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #10,925 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for malha, with forms such as "amlha", "mahla", and "malah". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mata", "mapa", "mara", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is malha, spelled M-A-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não
- 2conjunto de retângulos de diferentes tamanhos usados pelo designer gráfico para alinhar elementos gráficos numa página
- 3tipo de tecido bastante flexível
- 4vestimenta feita de malha (3), usada por bailarinos, ginastas, etc
- 5pequena área de terra
- 6no estilingue, aquela parte de couro ou outro material, central às tiras elásticas, que serve para conter e impulsionar o projétil
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amlha,mahla,malah,malhha,mallha,mlaha,mmalha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malha - 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.
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.
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Using “malha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-L-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “mata” - see the side-by-side comparison. malha vs mata
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.