Which to use
“mojado” is an adjective and “mojo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,090
- “mojado” frequency rank
- #26,150
- “mojo” frequency rank
- 37240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mojado | mojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que está impregnado por algún líquido. | Salsa típica de las Islas Canarias (España). |
Where the eye mixes mojado and mojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mojado with mojo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mojado is [moˈxað̞o] while mojo is [ˈmoxo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mojado is recorded at frequency rank #11,090, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈxað̞o]. mojo is at rank #26,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoxo].
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 37240, this pair ranks #176,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mojado vs mojo
Shared letters: jmo. Private to "mojado": ad. Private to "mojo": -.
"mojado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mojado" for "mojo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mojado" vs "mojo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mojado" and "mojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mojado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mojado" and "mojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mojo 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 #176,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.