mobvsmojeConfusable pair

Quick tell: mob is a noun, moje is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mob” is a noun and “moje” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,868
“mob” frequency rank
#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
91540
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mob moje
Definition Turba. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse.

Where the eye mixes mob and moje

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

3 ch
mob
4 ch
moje

Visual trap between mob and moje

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mob is /mɒb/ while moje is [ˈmoxe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91540, 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/. moje is at rank #46,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmoxe].

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 91540, this pair ranks #1,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mob vs moje

Shared letters: mo. Private to "mob": b. Private to "moje": ej.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moje ← mjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mob" and "moje" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mob" is a noun and "moje" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mob" or "moje" show up more?
"mob" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,868 in our Spanish list, against #46,672 for "moje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mob" and "moje" 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 #1,920 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