Which to use
“molhado” is an adjective and “molho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,048
- “molhado” frequency rank
- #5,444
- “molho” frequency rank
- 15492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molhado | molho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que recebeu líquido; úmido | feixe pequeno |
Letter map: molhado vs molho
Shared letters muted; letters that set molhado and molho apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. molhado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against molho's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - molhado and molho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: molhado is anadjective and molhoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molhado is recorded at frequency rank #10,048, classified as anadj. 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 15492, this pair ranks #56,313 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molhado vs molho
Shared letters: hlmo. Private to "molhado": ad. Private to "molho": -.
"molhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "molho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molhado" and "molho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "molhado" vs "molho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "molhado" and "molho".
- Full dictionary entry for "molhado" 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 #56,313 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molhado" and "molho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melado vs molhado". 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 #56,313 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.