mojarvsmozaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mojar is a verb, moza is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mojar” is a verb and “moza” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,957
“mojar” frequency rank
#38,255
“moza” frequency rank
63212
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mojar moza
Definition Impregnar o cubrir algo con un líquido. Forma del singular femenino de mozo.

Where the eye mixes mojar and moza

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

5 ch
mojar
4 ch
moza

Visual trap between mojar and moza

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mojar is [moˈxaɾ] while moza is [ˈmosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63212, 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]. moza is at rank #38,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmosa].

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 63212, this pair ranks #49,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mojar vs moza

Shared letters: amo. Private to "mojar": jr. Private to "moza": z.

"mojar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "moza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojarmjoar · mmojar · moajr · mojarr · mojjar · mojra · omjar
  • mozammoza · moaz · mozza · mzoa · omza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mojar" and "moza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mojar" is a verb and "moza" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mojar" or "moza" show up more?
"mojar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,957 in our Spanish list, against #38,255 for "moza". 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 "moza" 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 "moza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mojar" and "moza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs moza". 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 #49,450 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