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

#24,957
“mojar” frequency rank
#4,177
“mover” frequency rank
29134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mojar mover
Definition Impregnar o cubrir algo con un líquido. Cambiar algo de lugar o posición.

Where the eye mixes mojar and mover

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
mojar
5 ch
mover

Why the eye confuses mojar with mover

A purely visual mix-up. mojar ([moˈxaɾ]) and mover ([moˈβ̞eɾ]) 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 29134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mojar is recorded at frequency rank #24,957, classified as averb, pronounced [moˈxaɾ]. mover is at rank #4,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈβ̞eɾ].

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 29134, this pair ranks #218,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mojar vs mover

Shared letters: mor. Private to "mojar": aj. Private to "mover": ev.

"mojar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "mover" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojarmjoar · mmojar · moajr · mojarr · mojjar · mojra · omjar
  • movermmover · mober · moevr · moverr · movre · movver · mvoer · omver

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mojar" and "mover" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([moˈxaɾ] versus [moˈβ̞eɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mojar" vs "mover" - which ranks higher?
"mover" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,177 in our Spanish list, against #24,957 for "mojar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "mojar" and "mover" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mojar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mover" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #218,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mojar" and "mover" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs mojar". 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 #218,518 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