malho
The verdict
“malho” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #44,473 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,473
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo
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 | malho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #44,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for malho is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #44,473 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 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
- 1ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo
- 2marreta
- 3o mesmo que mangalho
- 4queda
- 5beijo de língua demorado
- 6mangual, instrumento para malhar cereais, composto dum pau longo, polo que se segura, ligado por uma correia a outro mais curto que bate.
Synonyms
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.
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 “malho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-L-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “mão” - see the side-by-side comparison. malho vs mão
- 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.