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

#35,628
“mojadas” frequency rank
#36,693
“morados” frequency rank
72321
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mojadas morados
Definition Forma del plural de mojada. Forma del plural de morado.

Where the eye mixes mojadas and morados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mojadas and morados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
mojadas
7 ch
morados

Visual trap between mojadas and morados

A purely visual mix-up. mojadas ([moˈxað̞as]) and morados ([moˈɾað̞os]) 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 72321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mojadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,628, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈxað̞as]. morados is at rank #36,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈɾað̞os].

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 72321, this pair ranks #25,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mojadas vs morados

Shared letters: admos. Private to "mojadas": j. Private to "morados": r.

"mojadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "morados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojadas ← mjoadas · mmojadas · moajdas · mojaads · mojadass · mojaddas · mojadsa · mojdaas
  • morados ← mmorados · moardos · moraddos · moradoss · moradso · moraods · mordaos · morrados

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mojadas" and "morados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([moˈxað̞as] versus [moˈɾað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mojadas" or "morados"?
"mojadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,628 in our Spanish list, against #36,693 for "morados". 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 "mojadas" and "morados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mojadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "morados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mojadas" and "morados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morados vs morosos". 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 #25,586 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