Which to use
“malhado” is an adjective and “molhados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,532
- “malhado” frequency rank
- #24,399
- “molhados” frequency rank
- 60931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malhado | molhados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal que possui manchas ou malhas | gêneros alimentícios líquidos |
Letter map: malhado vs molhados
Shared letters muted; letters that set malhado and molhados apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. malhado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against molhados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: malhado vs molhados
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: malhado is anadjective and molhadosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60931, 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/. molhados is at rank #24,399, 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 60931, this pair ranks #7,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malhado vs molhados
Shared letters: adhlmo. Private to "malhado": -. Private to "molhados": s.
"malhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "molhados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "malhado" and "molhados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "malhado" or "molhados" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "malhado" and "molhados".
- Full dictionary entry for "malhado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molhados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malhado" and "molhados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malhado vs melado". 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 #7,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.