Which to use
“molde” and “molhe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,390
- “molde” frequency rank
- #32,269
- “molhe” frequency rank
- 50659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molde | molhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | modelo escavado, próprio para reproduzir uma escultura através do enchimento com metal ou vidro fundido, gesso ou cimento; forma | cais onde se pode atracar uma embarcação |
Where the eye mixes molde and molhe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. molde and molhe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between molde and molhe
A purely visual mix-up. molde (/ˈmɔɫ.dɨ/) 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 differ by a single letter - d in “molde” becomes h in “molhe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molde is recorded at frequency rank #18,390, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔɫ.dɨ/. 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 50659, this pair ranks #14,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of molde vs molhe
Shared letters: elmo. Private to "molde": d. Private to "molhe": h.
"molde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "molhe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molde" for "molhe" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "molde" or "molhe" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "molde" 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 #14,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molde" 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 #14,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.