molho

/ˈmɔ.ʎu/

//ˈmɔ.ʎu// noun

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The verdict

“molho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,444
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-molho · molho · Portuguese

molho · rank #5,444 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,444
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH ocorrência

Nearest frequency peer: ocorrência (+2 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 “molho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “molho” 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).

molho vs moto
60% similar
molho vs mono
60% similar
molho vs morto
60% similar

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

Key facts for molho
PropertyValue
Headwordmolho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɔ.ʎu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,444
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “molho”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).molhocai 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 “ocorrência” (#5,446), “mesquita” (#5,441), “líquido” (#5,439). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “molho” fica em #5,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around molho (IPA /ˈmɔ.ʎu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,444 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for molho, with forms such as "mloho", "mmolho", and "mohlo". 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, "moto", "mono", "morto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is molho, spelled M-O-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    feixe pequeno
  2. 2
    conjunto de objetos reunidos em um só grupo (como chaves, p. ex.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fizeste molhos de flores / Para não dar a ninguém. / São como os molhos de amores / Que foras fazer a alguém.
  2. Acordou-nos um moleque, vindo pedir uma chave à senhora, que lhe deu o molho delas, e ficou ainda sentada, mas sem pousar a cabeça nas mãos.

Synonyms

braçadopaveiapenca

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mloho
  • mmolho
  • mohlo
  • molhho
  • mollho
  • moloh
  • omlho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mloho2mmolho1mohlo2molhho1mollho1moloh2omlho2
Edit distance from "molho"

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 "molho"?
"molho" is spelled M-O-L-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɔ.ʎu/.
What does "molho" mean?
As a noun, "molho" means: feixe pequeno
What words are commonly confused with "molho"?
"molho" is commonly confused with "moto", "mono", "morto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "molho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "molho" is /ˈmɔ.ʎu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "molho" come from?
"molho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dólar#5,412dente#5,404comeu#5,395cinza#5,392

Similar misspelling depth

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

barba7 variantsdeter7 variantsviolão7 variantsmando7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list