Which to use
“maldade” is a noun and “malhado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,645
- “maldade” frequency rank
- #36,532
- “malhado” frequency rank
- 45177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldade | malhado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de mau | animal que possui manchas ou malhas |
Letter map: maldade vs malhado
Shared letters muted; letters that set maldade and malhado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: maldade vs malhado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maldade is anoun and malhadoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldade is recorded at frequency rank #8,645, classified as anoun. 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 45177, this pair ranks #20,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maldade vs malhado
Shared letters: adlm. Private to "maldade": e. Private to "malhado": ho.
"maldade" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "malhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maldade" and "malhado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maldade" or "malhado"?
What to do next
Pair "maldade" vs "malhado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "maldade" 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 #20,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldade" 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 #20,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.