molhe vs molho, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“molhe” and “molho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,269
“molhe” frequency rank: #5,444
“molho” frequency rank: 37713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	molhe	molho
Definition	cais onde se pode atracar uma embarcação	feixe pequeno

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set molhe and molho apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

molhe

5 ch

molho

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. molhe (/ˈmɔ.ʎɨ/) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “molhe” becomes o in “molho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

molhe is recorded at frequency rank #32,269, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ʎɨ/. 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 37713, this pair ranks #28,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of molhe vs molho

Shared letters: hlmo. Private to "molhe": e. Private to "molho": -.

"molhe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "molho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

molhe ← mlohe · mmolhe · mohle · moleh · molhhe · mollhe · omlhe
molho ← mloho · mmolho · mohlo · molhho · mollho · moloh · omlho

Frequency comparison

molhe#32,269

molho#5,444

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "molhe" and "molho" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ˈmɔ.ʎɨ/ versus /ˈmɔ.ʎu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "molhe" or "molho"?

"molho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,444 in our Portuguese list, against #32,269 for "molhe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering molhe vs molho

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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