Which to use
“malhado” is an adjective and “malho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,532
- “malhado” frequency rank
- #44,473
- “malho” frequency rank
- 81005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malhado | malho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal que possui manchas ou malhas | ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo |
Letter map: malhado vs malho
Shared letters muted; letters that set malhado and malho apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. malhado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against malho's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: malhado vs malho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: malhado is anadjective and malhoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malhado is recorded at frequency rank #36,532, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɐ.ˈʎa.du/. 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 81005, this pair ranks #1,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malhado vs malho
Shared letters: ahlmo. Private to "malhado": d. Private to "malho": -.
"malhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "malho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "malhado" for "malho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "malhado" vs "malho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "malhado" and "malho".
- Full dictionary entry for "malhado" 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 #1,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malhado" 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 #1,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.