modavsmoodWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,946
“moda” frequency rank
#47,266
“mood” frequency rank
49212
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moda mood
Definition Estilo popular en el vestir, actuar, pensar etc. Humor, estado de ánimo.

Where the eye mixes moda and mood

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
moda
4 ch
mood

Visual trap between moda and mood

A purely visual mix-up. moda ([ˈmoð̞a]) and mood (/muːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moda is recorded at frequency rank #1,946, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoð̞a]. 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 49212, this pair ranks #110,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of moda vs mood

Shared letters: dmo. Private to "moda": a. Private to "mood": -.

"moda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modamdoa · mmoda · moad · modda · omda
  • moodmmood · mod · moodd · omod

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "moda" for "mood" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoð̞a] versus /muːd/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "moda" vs "mood" - which ranks higher?
"moda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,946 in our Spanish list, against #47,266 for "mood". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "moda" 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 #110,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moda" 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 #110,103 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