Which to use
“mofo” and “moth” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,074
- “mofo” frequency rank
- #15,005
- “moth” frequency rank
- 61079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mofo | moth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of motherfucker. | Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
Where the eye mixes mofo and moth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mofo (/ˈməʊfəʊ/) and moth (/mɒθ/) 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 61079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mofo is recorded at frequency rank #46,074, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈməʊfəʊ/. moth is at rank #15,005, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɒθ/.
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 61079, this pair ranks #96,419 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mofo vs moth
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mofo": f. Private to "moth": ht.
"mofo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "moth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC