mojadavsmoradaWhich spelling fits?

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

#18,899
“mojada” frequency rank
#12,430
“morada” frequency rank
31329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mojada morada
Definition Proceso y resultado de mojar o de mojarse. Acción de permanecer, residir o morar por algún tiempo en un lugar.

Where the eye mixes mojada and morada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
mojada
6 ch
morada

Visual trap between mojada and morada

A purely visual mix-up. mojada ([moˈxað̞a]) and morada ([moˈɾað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - j in “mojada” becomes r in “morada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31329, 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]. morada is at rank #12,430, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈɾað̞a].

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 31329, this pair ranks #207,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mojada vs morada

Shared letters: admo. Private to "mojada": j. Private to "morada": r.

"mojada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "morada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojadamjoada · mmojada · moajda · mojaad · mojadda · mojdaa · mojjada · omjada
  • moradammorada · moarda · moraad · moradda · mordaa · morrada · mroada · omrada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mojada" and "morada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([moˈxað̞a] versus [moˈɾað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mojada" vs "morada" - which ranks higher?
"morada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,430 in our Spanish list, against #18,899 for "mojada". 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 "morada" 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 "morada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mojada" and "morada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mojada vs moscada". 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 #207,591 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