Which to use
“melhora” and “melhores” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,023
- “melhora” frequency rank
- #465
- “melhores” frequency rank
- 5488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melhora | melhores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | melhorada, melhoramento, melhoria | plural de melhor |
Letter map: melhora vs melhores
Shared letters muted; letters that set melhora and melhores apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: melhora and melhores
melhora and melhores 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melhora is recorded at frequency rank #5,023, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.ˈʎɔ.ɾɐ/. melhores is at rank #465, tagged as anoun.
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 5488, this pair ranks #69,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of melhora vs melhores
Shared letters: ehlmor. Private to "melhora": a. Private to "melhores": s.
"melhora" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "melhores" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "melhora" and "melhores" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "melhora" vs "melhores" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "melhora" vs "melhores" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "melhora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melhores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melhora" and "melhores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melhora vs melhoras". 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 #69,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.