malha

noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,925

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

malha is aPortuguesenoun. It means: estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não Often confused with mata and mapa.

Key facts for malha
PropertyValue
Headwordmalha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,925
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of malha in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for malha is 5 letters long, classified as anoun. 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for malha, with forms such as "amlha", "mahla", and "malah". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mata", "mapa", "mara", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is malha, spelled M-A-L-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não
  2. 2
    conjunto de retângulos de diferentes tamanhos usados pelo designer gráfico para alinhar elementos gráficos numa página
  3. 3
    tipo de tecido bastante flexível
  4. 4
    vestimenta feita de malha (3), usada por bailarinos, ginastas, etc
  5. 5
    pequena área de terra
  6. 6
    no 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for malha

Misspelling Variants of "malha"

amlha5mahla5malah5malhha6mallha6mlaha5mmalha6
Misspelling Variants of "malha"

Frequency rank: #10,925 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malha"?
"malha" is spelled M-A-L-H-A.
What does "malha" mean?
As a noun, "malha" means: estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não
What words are commonly confused with "malha"?
"malha" is commonly confused with "mata", "mapa", "mara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "malha" come from?
"malha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.