Which to use
“magno” is an adjective and “malho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,936
- “magno” frequency rank
- #44,473
- “malho” frequency rank
- 57409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magno | malho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande, importante | ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo |
Letter map: magno vs malho
Shared letters muted; letters that set magno and malho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. magno and malho follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - magno and malho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magno is anadjective and malhoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magno is recorded at frequency rank #12,936, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈma.ɡnu/. malho is at rank #44,473, 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 57409, this pair ranks #9,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magno vs malho
Shared letters: amo. Private to "magno": gn. Private to "malho": hl.
"magno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "malho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magno" and "malho" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "magno" or "malho"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "magno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magno" and "malho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho vs malva". 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 #9,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.