mau-olhado
The verdict
“mau-olhado” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feitiço; crença folclórica observada entre vários povos de que a maneira de olhar uma situação de prosperidade pode ocasionar a degradação desta
Corpus desk
Index PT-mau-olhado · mau-olhado · Portuguese
mau-olhado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mau-olhado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “mau-olhado” em português
Rare enough to double-check
mau-olhado is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mau-olhado has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is mau-olhado, spelled M-A-U---O-L-H-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1feitiço; crença folclórica observada entre vários povos de que a maneira de olhar uma situação de prosperidade pode ocasionar a degradação desta
- 2pretensa influência de ordem sobrenatural causadora de má sorte que emanaria através dos olhos de uma pessoa e destes à pessoa assolada ao ser visualizada, a qual passaria a sofrer dessa pretensa má influência sobrenatural que a causaria desafortúnio como efeito
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mau-olhado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Superstições à parte, a sorridente Carol explicou por que dispensou 'florzinhas' ontem e investiu no kit contra mau-olhado.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.