molhevsmulherWhat's the difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
molhe
6 ch
mulher

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • molhemlohe · mmolhe · mohle · moleh · molhhe · mollhe · omlhe
  • mulhermluher · mmulher · muhler · mulehr · mulherr · mulhher · mulhre · mullher

Frequency comparison

molhe#32,269
mulher#200

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "molhe" and "mulher" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "molhe" or "mulher"?
"mulher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #200 in our Portuguese list, against #32,269 for "molhe". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering molhe vs mulher

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “molhe” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list