mulhervsmultarConfusable pair

Quick tell: mulher is a noun, multar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mulher” is a noun and “multar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#200
“mulher” frequency rank
#44,987
“multar” frequency rank
45187
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mulher multar
Definition pessoa do sexo ou gênero feminino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta multar

Letter map: mulher vs multar

Shared letters muted; letters that set mulher and multar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
mulher
6 ch
multar

Role in the sentence - mulher and multar

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mulher is anoun and multaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mulher is recorded at frequency rank #200, classified as anoun. multar is at rank #44,987, tagged as averb, pronounced /muɫ.ˈtaɾ/.

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 45187, this pair ranks #20,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mulher vs multar

Shared letters: lmru. Private to "mulher": eh. Private to "multar": at.

"mulher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "multar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mulhermluher · mmulher · muhler · mulehr · mulherr · mulhher · mulhre · mullher
  • multarmlutar · mmultar · mulatr · mulltar · multarr · multra · multtar · mutlar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mulher" and "multar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mulher" is a noun and "multar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "mulher" vs "multar" - which ranks higher?
"mulher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #200 in our Portuguese list, against #44,987 for "multar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mulher" and "multar".

  • Full dictionary entry for "mulher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "multar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mulher" and "multar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muleta vs multar". 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 #20,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list