Which to use
“machão” and “manhas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,901
- “machão” frequency rank
- #43,982
- “manhas” frequency rank
- 81883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machão | manhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher de aspecto e de modos varonis | manhas, costume, hábito, modo |
Letter map: machão vs manhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set machão and manhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. machão (CVCCVV) and manhas (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: machão and manhas
machão and manhas are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machão is recorded at frequency rank #37,901, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/. manhas is at rank #43,982, tagged as anoun.
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 81883, this pair ranks #1,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of machão vs manhas
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "machão": coã. Private to "manhas": ns.
"machão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "manhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manhas ← amnhas · mahnas · manahs · manhass · manhhas · manhsa · mannhas · mmanhas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "machão" and "manhas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "machão" vs "manhas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machão" and "manhas".
- Full dictionary entry for "machão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manhas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machão" and "manhas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manhas vs manhoso". 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 #1,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.