Which to use
“molhe” and “morte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,269
- “molhe” frequency rank
- #281
- “morte” frequency rank
- 32550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molhe | morte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cais onde se pode atracar uma embarcação | ato de morrer ou efeito de matar; fato ou momento que leva algo do estado vivo para o estado morto |
Where the eye mixes molhe and morte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. molhe and morte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses molhe with morte
A purely visual mix-up. molhe (/ˈmɔ.ʎɨ/) and morte (/ˈmɔr.tʃi/ /ˈmɔr.ti/) 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 32550, 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/. morte is at rank #281, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔr.tʃi/ /ˈmɔr.ti/.
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 32550, this pair ranks #35,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molhe vs morte
Shared letters: emo. Private to "molhe": hl. Private to "morte": rt.
"molhe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "morte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molhe" for "morte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "molhe" or "morte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "molhe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molhe" and "morte" 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 #35,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.