# malhar vs malva

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### malva
*adjective · IPA /ˈmaɫ.vɐ/ · frequency rank #44,474*
violeta

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