Which to use
“maio” and “malho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #523
- “maio” frequency rank
- #44,473
- “malho” frequency rank
- 44996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maio | malho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quinto mês do ano civil, formado por 31 dias | ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo |
Letter map: maio vs malho
Shared letters muted; letters that set maio and malho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. maio runs 4 letters (CVVV) against malho's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on maio vs malho
maio and malho 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maio is recorded at frequency rank #523, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaj.ju/. 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 44996, this pair ranks #20,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maio vs malho
Shared letters: amo. Private to "maio": i. Private to "malho": hl.
"maio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "malho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maio" and "malho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maio" vs "malho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maio" and "malho".
- Full dictionary entry for "maio" 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 #20,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maio" 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 #20,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.