Which to use
“malho” and “mano” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,473
- “malho” frequency rank
- #3,493
- “mano” frequency rank
- 47966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malho | mano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo | irmão (todas as acepções, exceto Religião) |
Letter map: malho vs mano
Shared letters muted; letters that set malho and mano apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - malho / mano
malho and mano 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malho is recorded at frequency rank #44,473, classified as anoun. mano is at rank #3,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmã.nu/.
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 47966, this pair ranks #17,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malho vs mano
Shared letters: amo. Private to "malho": hl. Private to "mano": n.
"malho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mano" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malho" and "mano" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "malho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malho" and "mano" 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 #17,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.