mulher

noun

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The verdict

“mulher” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#200
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa do sexo ou gênero feminino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta

Corpus desk

Index PT-mulher · mulher · Portuguese

mulher · rank #200 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #200
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH lado

Nearest frequency peer: lado (-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 “mulher”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mulher” 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).

mulher vs murder
67% similar
mulher vs multar
67% similar
mulher vs molhe
67% similar

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

Key facts for mulher
PropertyValue
Headwordmulher
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#200
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mulher”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.mulhercai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lado” (#199), “enquanto” (#202), “Paulo” (#197). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mulher” fica em #200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mulher, anoun. Corpus frequency is #200 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mulher, with forms such as "mluher", "mmulher", and "muhler". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "murder", "multar", "molhe", 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 mulher, spelled M-U-L-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa do sexo ou gênero feminino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta
  2. 2
    fêmea da espécie humana
  3. 3
    aquela que atingiu a puberdade, moça
  4. 4
    cônjuge do sexo feminino; esposa
  5. 5
    amante

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Eu quis contar o drama de uma mulher, seja quem ela fosse", afirmou Tornatore ao Estado.
  2. Para Diana, Camilla Parker-Bowles, atualmente a segunda mulher de Charles, "não passava de uma fachada".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mluher
  • mmulher
  • muhler
  • mulehr
  • mulherr
  • mulhher
  • mulhre
  • mullher
  • umlher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mluher2mmulher1muhler2mulehr2mulherr1mulhher1mulhre2mullher1
Edit distance from "mulher"

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 "mulher"?
"mulher" is spelled M-U-L-H-E-R.
What does "mulher" mean?
As a noun, "mulher" means: pessoa do sexo ou gênero feminino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta
What words are commonly confused with "mulher"?
"mulher" is commonly confused with "murder", "multar", "molhe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mulher" come from?
"mulher" 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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quanto#216semana#230pessoa#235contra#160

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

família9 variantsdentro9 variantsjaneiro9 variantsdireito9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list