Which to use
“malte” and “molhe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,244
- “malte” frequency rank
- #32,269
- “molhe” frequency rank
- 62513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malte | molhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | produto que resulta da germinação artificial e posterior dessecação de cereais | cais onde se pode atracar uma embarcação |
Where the eye mixes malte and molhe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: malte vs molhe
A purely visual mix-up. malte (/ˈmaɫ.tɨ/) and molhe (/ˈmɔ.ʎɨ/) 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 62513, 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/. molhe is at rank #32,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ʎɨ/.
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 62513, this pair ranks #6,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malte vs molhe
Shared letters: elm. Private to "malte": at. Private to "molhe": ho.
"malte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "molhe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malte" and "molhe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "malte" vs "molhe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "malte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molhe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malte" and "molhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho vs molhe". 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 #6,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.