Which to use
“mo” is an adjective and “mote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,460
- “mo” frequency rank
- #27,313
- “mote” frequency rank
- 34773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mo | mote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mi, mío. | Sobrenombre que se le da a una persona, ya sea de forma despectiva o familiar, que deriva de una cualidad (atributo o defecto) física o psíquica, o una circunstancia. |
Letter map: mo vs mote
Shared letters muted; letters that set mo and mote apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mo / mote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mo is anadjective and moteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mo” sits inside “mote”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mo is recorded at frequency rank #7,460, classified as anadj. mote is at rank #27,313, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmot̪e].
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 34773, this pair ranks #189,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mo vs mote
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mo": -. Private to "mote": et.
"mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mote ← mmote · moet · motte · mtoe · omte
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "mo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mo" and "mote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "month vs mote". 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 #189,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.