# máfia vs malva

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### máfia
*noun · IPA /ˈma.fjɐ/ · frequency rank #11,687*
organização criminosa de origem italiana

### malva
*adjective · IPA /ˈmaɫ.vɐ/ · frequency rank #44,474*
violeta

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-malva