módemvsmojeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#26,541
“módem” frequency rank
#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
73213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature módem moje
Definition Dispositivo que permite la comunicación entre dos ordenadores usando una línea telefónica. Al ser el ordenador un sistema digital y las líneas telefónicas convencionales analógicas, en primer lugar el módem del ordenador que envía la información ha de convertir en analógicas las señales digitales (modulación), para que sean transmitidas por la línea telefónica hasta el ordenador de destino, cuyo módem deberá reconvertirlas en digitales (demodulación). Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse.

Where the eye mixes módem and moje

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
módem
4 ch
moje

Look-alike desk: módem vs moje

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: módem is [ˈmoð̞ẽm] 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 73213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

módem is recorded at frequency rank #26,541, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoð̞ẽm]. 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 73213, this pair ranks #23,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of módem vs moje

Shared letters: em. Private to "módem": . Private to "moje": jo.

"módem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "moje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojemjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "módem" for "moje" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "módem" is a noun and "moje" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "módem" vs "moje" - which ranks higher?
"módem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,541 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "módem" 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 #23,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "módem" and "moje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moje 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 #23,767 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