mobvsmohoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#44,868
“mob” frequency rank
#29,744
“moho” frequency rank
74612
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mob moho
Definition Turba. Organismo vegetal u hongo que surge de determinados alimentos en descomposición.

Where the eye mixes mob and moho

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mob runs 3 letters (CVC) against moho's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
mob
4 ch
moho

Visual trap between mob and moho

A purely visual mix-up. mob (/mɒb/) and moho ([ˈmoo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mob is recorded at frequency rank #44,868, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɒb/. moho is at rank #29,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoo].

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 74612, this pair ranks #21,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mob vs moho

Shared letters: mo. Private to "mob": b. Private to "moho": h.

"mob" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "moho" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moho ← mhoo · mmoho · mohho · mooh · omho

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mob" and "moho" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/mɒb/ versus [ˈmoo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mob" or "moho" show up more?
"moho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,744 in our Spanish list, against #44,868 for "mob". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "mob" and "moho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mob" and "moho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mob vs mur". 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 #21,010 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