Which to use
“maldoso” and “manhoso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,071
- “maldoso” frequency rank
- #49,022
- “manhoso” frequency rank
- 82093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldoso | manhoso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem maldade; que se comporta com maldade | que usa de manha |
Where the eye mixes maldoso and manhoso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maldoso and manhoso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maldoso vs manhoso
A purely visual mix-up. maldoso (/maɫ.ˈdo.zu/) and manhoso (/mɐ.ˈɲo.zu/) 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 82093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldoso is recorded at frequency rank #33,071, classified as anadj, pronounced /maɫ.ˈdo.zu/. manhoso is at rank #49,022, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɲo.zu/.
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 82093, this pair ranks #1,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maldoso vs manhoso
Shared letters: amos. Private to "maldoso": dl. Private to "manhoso": hn.
"maldoso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "manhoso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maldoso" for "manhoso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maldoso" or "manhoso"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maldoso" and "manhoso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maldoso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manhoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldoso" and "manhoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manhas vs manhoso". 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 #1,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.