Which to use
“miolo” and “molho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,942
- “miolo” frequency rank
- #5,444
- “molho” frequency rank
- 39386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miolo | molho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do pão que fica dentro da côdea | feixe pequeno |
Where the eye mixes miolo and molho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. miolo (CVVCV) and molho (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between miolo and molho
A purely visual mix-up. miolo (/ˈmjo.lu/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miolo is recorded at frequency rank #33,942, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmjo.lu/. 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 39386, this pair ranks #26,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miolo vs molho
Shared letters: lmo. Private to "miolo": i. Private to "molho": h.
"miolo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "molho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "miolo" and "molho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "miolo" vs "molho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "miolo" and "molho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "miolo" 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 #26,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miolo" and "molho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miolo vs míope". 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 #26,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.