malva

/ˈmaɫ.vɐ/

//ˈmaɫ.vɐ// adj

The verdict

“malva” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,474
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - violeta

Corpus desk

Index PT-malva · malva · Portuguese

malva · rank #44,474 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,474
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH malho

Nearest frequency peer: malho (-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 “malva”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “malva” 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).

malva vs mata
60% similar
malva vs mapa
60% similar
malva vs mara
60% similar

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

Key facts for malva
PropertyValue
Headwordmalva
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmaɫ.vɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,474
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “malva”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “malho” (#44,473), “Maiara” (#44,471), “marmelada” (#44,477). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “malva” fica em #44,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around malva (IPA /ˈmaɫ.vɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,474 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "violeta".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for malva, with forms such as "amlva", "malav", and "mallva". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is malva, spelled M-A-L-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    violeta

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlva
  • malav
  • mallva
  • malvva
  • mavla
  • mlava
  • mmalva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amlva2malav2mallva1malvva1mavla2mlava2mmalva1
Edit distance from "malva"

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 "malva"?
"malva" is spelled M-A-L-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaɫ.vɐ/.
What does "malva" mean?
As an adjective, "malva" means: violeta
What words are commonly confused with "malva"?
"malva" is commonly confused with "mata", "mapa", "mara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "malva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malva" is /ˈmaɫ.vɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malva" come from?
"malva" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list