movsMrWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mo is a adjective, Mr is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mo” is an adjective and “Mr” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,460
“mo” frequency rank
#4,178
“Mr” frequency rank
11638
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mo Mr
Definition Mi, mío. Sr., abreviatura de mister.

Letter map: mo vs Mr

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

2 ch
mo
2 ch
Mr

Role in the sentence - mo and Mr

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mo is anadjective and Mranabbrev. On the page they differ by a single letter - o in “mo” becomes r in “Mr”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mo is recorded at frequency rank #7,460, classified as anadj. Mr is at rank #4,178, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced /ˈmɪstəɹ/.

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 11638, this pair ranks #294,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mo vs Mr

Shared letters: m. Private to "mo": o. Private to "Mr": r.

"mo" · 2 letters · shape CV  ·  "Mr" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mo" for "Mr" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mo" is an adjective and "Mr" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mo" or "Mr"?
"Mr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,178 in our Spanish list, against #7,460 for "mo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mo" and "Mr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mo vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #294,385 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