mohvsmojoConfusable pair

Which to use

“moh” and “mojo” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,940
“moh” frequency rank
#19,142
“mojo” frequency rank
64082
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moh mojo
Definition Attachment to the transient material world, which hinders the soul's search for its ultimate goal and is therefore one of the Five Evils. A magic spell or hex.

Letter map: moh vs mojo

Shared letters muted; letters that set moh and mojo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
moh
4 ch
mojo

Corpus notes: moh and mojo

moh and mojo are indexed as a confusable English 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 64082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moh is recorded at frequency rank #44,940, classified as anoun. mojo is at rank #19,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/.

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 64082, this pair ranks #79,574 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moh vs mojo

Shared letters: mo. Private to "moh": h. Private to "mojo": j.

"moh" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojomjoo · mmojo · mojjo · mooj · omjo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "moh" for "mojo" ever safe?
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.
Frequency check: "moh" vs "mojo" - which ranks higher?
"mojo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,142 in our English list, against #44,940 for "moh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "moh" and "mojo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,574 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moh" and "mojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moh vs Moog". 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 #79,574 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list