# malhado vs malhar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### malhado
*adjective · IPA /mɐ.ˈʎa.du/ · frequency rank #36,532*
animal que possui manchas ou malhas

### malhar
*verb · IPA /mɐ.ˈʎaɾ/ · frequency rank #26,455*
bater com malho ou instrumento análogo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/malhado-vs-malhar