MaltavsmalteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Malta” and “malte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,211
“Malta” frequency rank
#30,244
“malte” frequency rank
36455
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Malta malte
Definition Malta produto que resulta da germinação artificial e posterior dessecação de cereais

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Malta and malte apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Malta
5 ch
malte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Malta 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 differ by a single letter - a in “Malta” becomes e in “malte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Malta is recorded at frequency rank #6,211, 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 36455, this pair ranks #30,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Malta vs malte

Shared letters: almt. Private to "Malta": -. Private to "malte": e.

"Malta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "malte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Maltaamlta · malat · mallta · maltta · matla · mlata · mmalta
  • malteamlte · malet · mallte · maltte · matle · mlate · mmalte

Frequency comparison

Malta#6,211
malte#30,244

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Malta" and "malte" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - a in “Malta” becomes e in “malte”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Malta" or "malte"?
"Malta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,211 in our Portuguese list, against #30,244 for "malte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Malta vs malte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Malta” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list