Which to use
“malha” and “malho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,925
- “malha” frequency rank
- #44,473
- “malho” frequency rank
- 55398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malha | malho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não | ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo |
Letter map: malha vs malho
Shared letters muted; letters that set malha and malho apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. malha and malho follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: malha and malho
malha and malho 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 differ by a single letter - a in “malha” becomes o in “malho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malha is recorded at frequency rank #10,925, classified as anoun. malho is at rank #44,473, 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 55398, this pair ranks #10,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malha vs malho
Shared letters: ahlm. Private to "malha": -. Private to "malho": o.
"malha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "malho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "malha" for "malho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "malha" vs "malho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "malha" and "malho".
- Full dictionary entry for "malha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malha" and "malho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho 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 #10,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.