Which to use
“malho” is a noun and “manso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,473
- “malho” frequency rank
- #22,382
- “manso” frequency rank
- 66855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malho | manso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ferramenta com cabo de madeira e na extremidade uma peça de metal com uma superfície lisa, usada para bater pregos; martelo | pacífico |
Letter map: malho vs manso
Shared letters muted; letters that set malho and manso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - malho and manso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: malho is anoun and mansoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malho is recorded at frequency rank #44,473, classified as anoun. manso is at rank #22,382, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃.su/.
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 66855, this pair ranks #4,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malho vs manso
Shared letters: amo. Private to "malho": hl. Private to "manso": ns.
"malho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "manso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malho" and "manso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "malho" vs "manso" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "malho" and "manso".
- Full dictionary entry for "malho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malho" and "manso" 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 #4,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.