mojavsmojadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: moja is a verb, mojado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“moja” is a verb and “mojado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,718
“moja” frequency rank
#11,090
“mojado” frequency rank
36808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moja mojado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mojar. Que está impregnado por algún líquido.

Where the eye mixes moja and mojado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
moja
6 ch
mojado

Visual trap between moja and mojado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moja is [ˈmoxa] while mojado is [moˈxað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “moja” sits inside “mojado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moja is recorded at frequency rank #25,718, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmoxa]. mojado is at rank #11,090, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈxað̞o].

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 36808, this pair ranks #178,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of moja vs mojado

Shared letters: ajmo. Private to "moja": -. Private to "mojado": d.

"moja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mojado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojamjoa · mmoja · moaj · mojja · omja
  • mojadomjoado · mmojado · moajdo · mojaddo · mojaod · mojdao · mojjado · omjado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "moja" and "mojado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moja" is a verb and "mojado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "moja" or "mojado"?
"mojado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,090 in our Spanish list, against #25,718 for "moja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mojado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #178,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moja" and "mojado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs moja". 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 #178,665 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