Which to use
“malte” and “mente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,244
- “malte” frequency rank
- #990
- “mente” frequency rank
- 31234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malte | mente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | produto que resulta da germinação artificial e posterior dessecação de cereais | conjunto das ideias e convicções de uma pessoa; o resultado do trabalho cerebral de uma pessoal, intangível mas perceptível em sua forma de raciocinar |
Where the eye mixes malte and mente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses malte with mente
A purely visual mix-up. malte (/ˈmaɫ.tɨ/) and mente (/ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malte is recorded at frequency rank #30,244, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɫ.tɨ/. mente is at rank #990, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/.
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 31234, this pair ranks #36,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malte vs mente
Shared letters: emt. Private to "malte": al. Private to "mente": n.
"malte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "malte" for "mente" ever safe?
Which is more common, "malte" or "mente"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "malte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malte" and "mente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malte 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 #36,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.