Which to use
“milão” and “molho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,046
- “milão” frequency rank
- #5,444
- “molho” frequency rank
- 15490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milão | molho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome para a ave de rapina, milhafre, (Milvus migrans e Milvus milvus) | feixe pequeno |
Where the eye mixes milão and molho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses milão with molho
A purely visual mix-up. milão (/mi.'laŋ/) and molho (/ˈmɔ.ʎu/) 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 15490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
milão is recorded at frequency rank #10,046, classified as anoun, pronounced /mi.'laŋ/. molho is at rank #5,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ʎu/.
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 15490, this pair ranks #56,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of milão vs molho
Shared letters: lmo. Private to "milão": iã. Private to "molho": h.
"milão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "molho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- molho ← mloho · mmolho · mohlo · molhho · mollho · moloh · omlho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "milão" and "molho" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "milão" or "molho"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "milão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milão" and "molho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melado vs milão". 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 #56,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.