Which to use
“malho” and “malte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,473
- “malho” frequency rank
- #30,244
- “malte” frequency rank
- 74717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malho | malte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo | produto que resulta da germinação artificial e posterior dessecação de cereais |
Letter map: malho vs malte
Shared letters muted; letters that set malho and malte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: malho and malte
malho and malte are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malho is recorded at frequency rank #44,473, classified as anoun. malte is at rank #30,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɫ.tɨ/.
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 74717, this pair ranks #2,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malho vs malte
Shared letters: alm. Private to "malho": ho. Private to "malte": et.
"malho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "malte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malho" and "malte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "malho" or "malte"?
What to do next
Pair "malho" vs "malte" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "malho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malho" and "malte" 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 #2,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.