Which to use
“malhar” and “moldar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,455
- “malhar” frequency rank
- #19,792
- “moldar” frequency rank
- 46247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malhar | moldar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bater com malho ou instrumento análogo | construir o molde de |
Where the eye mixes malhar and moldar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. malhar and moldar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between malhar and moldar
A purely visual mix-up. malhar (/mɐ.ˈʎaɾ/) and moldar (/moɫ.ˈdaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malhar is recorded at frequency rank #26,455, classified as averb, pronounced /mɐ.ˈʎaɾ/. moldar is at rank #19,792, tagged as averb, pronounced /moɫ.ˈdaɾ/.
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 46247, this pair ranks #19,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malhar vs moldar
Shared letters: almr. Private to "malhar": h. Private to "moldar": do.
"malhar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "moldar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "malhar" and "moldar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "malhar" or "moldar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "malhar" and "moldar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "malhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moldar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malhar" and "moldar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malhar vs multar". 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 #19,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.