Which to use
“mai” is an adverb and “mo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,397
- “mai” frequency rank
- #7,460
- “mo” frequency rank
- 21857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mai | mo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jamás o nunca. | Mi, mío. |
Letter map: mai vs mo
Shared letters muted; letters that set mai and mo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for mai / mo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mai is anadverb and moanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mai is recorded at frequency rank #14,397, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈmaj]. mo is at rank #7,460, tagged as anadj.
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 21857, this pair ranks #253,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mai vs mo
Shared letters: m. Private to "mai": ai. Private to "mo": o.
"mai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mo" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mai" and "mo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mai" vs "mo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "mai" and "mo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mai" and "mo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mai vs mur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #253,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.