mojadavsmolidaConfusable pair

Quick tell: mojada is a noun, molida is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mojada” is a noun and “molida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,899
“mojada” frequency rank
#29,745
“molida” frequency rank
48644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mojada molida
Definition Proceso y resultado de mojar o de mojarse. Forma del femenino de molido, participio de moler.

Where the eye mixes mojada and molida

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

6 ch
mojada
6 ch
molida

Visual trap between mojada and molida

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mojada is [moˈxað̞a] while molida is [moˈlið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mojada is recorded at frequency rank #18,899, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈxað̞a]. molida is at rank #29,745, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [moˈlið̞a].

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 48644, this pair ranks #113,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mojada vs molida

Shared letters: admo. Private to "mojada": j. Private to "molida": il.

"mojada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "molida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojadamjoada · mmojada · moajda · mojaad · mojadda · mojdaa · mojjada · omjada
  • molidamloida · mmolida · moilda · moldia · moliad · molidda · mollida · omlida

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mojada" for "molida" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mojada" is a noun and "molida" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mojada" or "molida" show up more?
"mojada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,899 in our Spanish list, against #29,745 for "molida". 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 "mojada" and "molida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mojada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "molida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #113,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mojada" and "molida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melinda vs molida". 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 #113,300 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