makevsmojeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“make” and “moje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,148
“make” frequency rank
#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
61820
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature make moje
Definition Hacer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse.

Where the eye mixes make and moje

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. make and moje follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
make
4 ch
moje

Why the eye confuses make with moje

A purely visual mix-up. make (/meɪk/) and moje ([ˈmoxe]) 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 61820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

make is recorded at frequency rank #15,148, classified as averb, pronounced /meɪk/. moje is at rank #46,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmoxe].

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 61820, this pair ranks #54,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of make vs moje

Shared letters: em. Private to "make": ak. Private to "moje": jo.

"make" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "moje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • make ← amke · maek · makke · mkae · mmake
  • moje ← mjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "make" for "moje" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/meɪk/ versus [ˈmoxe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "make" or "moje"?
"make" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,148 in our Spanish list, against #46,672 for "moje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "make" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "make" and "moje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moje vs mop". 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 #54,145 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