Which to use
“mais” is an adverb and “malo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23
- “mais” frequency rank
- #41,118
- “malo” frequency rank
- 41141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mais | malo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | avançadamente (designa aumento) | mau, malévolo: |
Letter map: mais vs malo
Shared letters muted; letters that set mais and malo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mais is anadverb and maloanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mais is recorded at frequency rank #23, classified as anadv, pronounced /mäjʃ/. malo is at rank #41,118, tagged as anadj.
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 41141, this pair ranks #24,849 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mais vs malo
Shared letters: am. Private to "mais": is. Private to "malo": lo.
"mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "malo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV