# mais vs malo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mais
*adverb · IPA /mäjʃ/ · frequency rank #23*
avançadamente (designa aumento)

### malo
*adjective · frequency rank #41,118*
mau, malévolo:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mais-vs-malo