Which to use
“molhe” and “mulher” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,269
- “molhe” frequency rank
- #200
- “mulher” frequency rank
- 32469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molhe | mulher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cais onde se pode atracar uma embarcação | pessoa do sexo ou gênero feminino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta |
Letter map: molhe vs mulher
Shared letters muted; letters that set molhe and mulher apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. molhe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mulher's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on molhe vs mulher
molhe and mulher are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32469, 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/. mulher is at rank #200, tagged as anoun.
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 32469, this pair ranks #35,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molhe vs mulher
Shared letters: ehlm. Private to "molhe": o. Private to "mulher": ru.
"molhe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mulher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molhe" and "mulher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "molhe" or "mulher"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "molhe" and "mulher".
- Full dictionary entry for "molhe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mulher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molhe" and "mulher" 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 #35,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.