majavsmojarTell them apart

Quick tell: maja is a adjective, mojar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“maja” is an adjective and “mojar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,145
“maja” frequency rank
#24,957
“mojar” frequency rank
55102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature maja mojar
Definition Forma del femenino singular de majo. Impregnar o cubrir algo con un líquido.

Where the eye mixes maja and mojar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
maja
5 ch
mojar

Visual trap between maja and mojar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maja is [ˈmaxa] while mojar is [moˈxaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

maja is recorded at frequency rank #30,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaxa]. mojar is at rank #24,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈxaɾ].

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 55102, this pair ranks #80,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of maja vs mojar

Shared letters: ajm. Private to "maja": -. Private to "mojar": or.

"maja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mojar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • majaamja · maaj · majja · mjaa · mmaja
  • mojarmjoar · mmojar · moajr · mojarr · mojjar · mojra · omjar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "maja" and "mojar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "maja" is an adjective and "mojar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "maja" or "mojar"?
"mojar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,957 in our Spanish list, against #30,145 for "maja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "maja" and "mojar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "maja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mojar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "maja" and "mojar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maja vs math". 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 #80,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list