Which to use
“malo” is an adjective and “modo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,118
- “malo” frequency rank
- #606
- “modo” frequency rank
- 41724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malo | modo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mau, malévolo: | maneira, jeito |
Letter map: malo vs modo
Shared letters muted; letters that set malo and modo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for malo / modo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: malo is anadjective and modoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malo is recorded at frequency rank #41,118, classified as anadj. modo is at rank #606, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.du/.
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 41724, this pair ranks #24,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malo vs modo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "malo": al. Private to "modo": d.
"malo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "modo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "malo" and "modo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "malo" or "modo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "malo" and "modo".
- Full dictionary entry for "malo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malo" and "modo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs malo". 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 #24,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.