Which to use
“machado” is a noun and “molhado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,891
- “machado” frequency rank
- #10,048
- “molhado” frequency rank
- 12939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machado | molhado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ferramenta cortante composta de um cabo (usualmente de madeira) e uma cabeça (usualmente de ferro) com gumes de um ou dois lados | que recebeu líquido; úmido |
Letter map: machado vs molhado
Shared letters muted; letters that set machado and molhado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - machado and molhado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machado is anoun and molhadoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machado is recorded at frequency rank #2,891, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈʃa.du/. molhado is at rank #10,048, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12939, this pair ranks #59,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machado vs molhado
Shared letters: adhmo. Private to "machado": c. Private to "molhado": l.
"machado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "molhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machado" and "molhado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "machado" vs "molhado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "machado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molhado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machado" and "molhado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melado vs molhado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #59,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.