Which to use
“maleta” and “malte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,036
- “maleta” frequency rank
- #30,244
- “malte” frequency rank
- 59280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maleta | malte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequena mala | produto que resulta da germinação artificial e posterior dessecação de cereais |
Where the eye mixes maleta and malte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maleta and malte
A purely visual mix-up. maleta (/mɐ.ˈle.tɐ/) and malte (/ˈmaɫ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maleta is recorded at frequency rank #29,036, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈle.tɐ/. malte is at rank #30,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɫ.tɨ/.
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 59280, this pair ranks #8,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maleta vs malte
Shared letters: aelmt. Private to "maleta": -. Private to "malte": -.
"maleta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "malte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maleta" and "malte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maleta" vs "malte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maleta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maleta" and "malte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malte 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 #8,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.