Which to use
“magoado” and “malhado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,810
- “magoado” frequency rank
- #36,532
- “malhado” frequency rank
- 53342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magoado | malhado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ofendido | animal que possui manchas ou malhas |
Where the eye mixes magoado and malhado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. magoado (CVCVVCV) and malhado (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses magoado with malhado
A purely visual mix-up. magoado (/mɐ.ˈɡwa.du/) and malhado (/mɐ.ˈʎa.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magoado is recorded at frequency rank #16,810, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɡwa.du/. malhado is at rank #36,532, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɐ.ˈʎa.du/.
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 53342, this pair ranks #12,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magoado vs malhado
Shared letters: admo. Private to "magoado": g. Private to "malhado": hl.
"magoado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "malhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magoado" and "malhado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "magoado" or "malhado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "magoado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malhado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magoado" and "malhado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malhado vs melado". 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 #12,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.