Which to use
“mo” is an adjective and “mood” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,460
- “mo” frequency rank
- #47,266
- “mood” frequency rank
- 54726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mo | mood |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mi, mío. | Humor, estado de ánimo. |
Letter map: mo vs mood
Shared letters muted; letters that set mo and mood apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mo and mood
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mo is anadjective and moodanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mo” sits inside “mood”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mo is recorded at frequency rank #7,460, classified as anadj. mood is at rank #47,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced /muːd/.
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 54726, this pair ranks #82,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mo vs mood
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mo": -. Private to "mood": d.
"mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mood ← mmood · mod · moodd · omod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mo" and "mood" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mo" vs "mood" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "mo" and "mood". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mo" and "mood" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mood 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 #82,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.