meuvsmoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,860
“meu” frequency rank
#7,460
“mo” frequency rank
52320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meu mo
Definition Mi. Mi, mío.

Letter map: meu vs mo

Shared letters muted; letters that set meu and mo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
meu
2 ch
mo

Spelling & dictionary notes on meu vs mo

meu and mo are indexed as a confusable Spanish 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 52320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meu is recorded at frequency rank #44,860, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmew]. 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 52320, this pair ranks #93,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of meu vs mo

Shared letters: m. Private to "meu": eu. Private to "mo": o.

"meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "mo" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "meu" and "mo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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: "meu" vs "mo" - which ranks higher?
"mo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,460 in our Spanish list, against #44,860 for "meu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "meu" and "mo".

  • Full dictionary entry for "meu" 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 #93,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "meu" and "mo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meu vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #93,280 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