Which to use
“mojados” and “morados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,299
- “mojados” frequency rank
- #36,693
- “morados” frequency rank
- 65992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mojados | morados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mojado. | Forma del plural de morado. |
Where the eye mixes mojados and morados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mojados and morados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mojados vs morados
A purely visual mix-up. mojados ([moˈxað̞os]) 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 differ by a single letter - j in “mojados” becomes r in “morados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mojados is recorded at frequency rank #29,299, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈxað̞os]. 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 65992, this pair ranks #41,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mojados vs morados
Shared letters: admos. Private to "mojados": j. Private to "morados": r.
"mojados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "morados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mojados" for "morados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mojados" vs "morados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mojados" 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 #41,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mojados" 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 #41,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.