Which to use
“maleta” and “meleca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,036
- “maleta” frequency rank
- #45,468
- “meleca” frequency rank
- 74504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maleta | meleca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequena mala | secreção nasal úmida ou seca |
Letter map: maleta vs meleca
Shared letters muted; letters that set maleta and meleca apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. maleta and meleca follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - maleta / meleca
maleta and meleca are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74504, 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/. meleca is at rank #45,468, tagged as anoun.
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 74504, this pair ranks #2,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maleta vs meleca
Shared letters: aelm. Private to "maleta": t. Private to "meleca": c.
"maleta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "meleca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maleta" and "meleca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maleta" vs "meleca" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maleta" and "meleca".
- Full dictionary entry for "maleta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meleca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maleta" and "meleca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meleca vs muleta". 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 #2,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.