malho

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“malho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,473
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo

Corpus desk

Index PT-malho · malho · Portuguese

malho · rank #44,473 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,473
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH malva

Nearest frequency peer: malva (+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 “malho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “malho” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

malho vs mão
40% similar
malho vs mato
60% similar
malho vs mano
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for malho
PropertyValue
Headwordmalho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,473
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “malho”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).malhocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “malva” (#44,474), “Maiara” (#44,471), “marmelada” (#44,477). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “malho” fica em #44,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around malho, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,473 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for malho, with forms such as "amlho", "mahlo", and "malhho". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mão", "mato", "mano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 malho, spelled M-A-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo
  2. 2
    marreta
  3. 3
    o mesmo que mangalho
  4. 4
    queda
  5. 5
    beijo de língua demorado
  6. 6
    mangual, instrumento para malhar cereais, composto dum pau longo, polo que se segura, ligado por uma correia a outro mais curto que bate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A porca descrição do horrendo malho,
  2. Ele deu um grande malho a jogar futebol, esta manhã.

Synonyms

martelo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlho
  • mahlo
  • malhho
  • mallho
  • maloh
  • mlaho
  • mmalho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malho - 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.

amlho2mahlo2malhho1mallho1maloh2mlaho2mmalho1
Edit distance from "malho"

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 "malho"?
"malho" is spelled M-A-L-H-O.
What does "malho" mean?
As a noun, "malho" means: ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo
What words are commonly confused with "malho"?
"malho" is commonly confused with "mão", "mato", "mano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "malho" come from?
"malho" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

malva#44,474messe#44,487quite#44,558fugaz#44,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Maiara7 variantsrúgbi7 variantsFales7 variantsdreno7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list