Which to use
“moje” is a verb and “mojo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,672
- “moje” frequency rank
- #26,150
- “mojo” frequency rank
- 72822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moje | mojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse. | Salsa típica de las Islas Canarias (España). |
Where the eye mixes moje and mojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. moje and mojo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: moje vs mojo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moje is [ˈmoxe] while mojo is [ˈmoxo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “moje” becomes o in “mojo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moje is recorded at frequency rank #46,672, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmoxe]. 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 72822, this pair ranks #24,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moje vs mojo
Shared letters: jmo. Private to "moje": e. Private to "mojo": -.
"moje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "moje" 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 #24,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moje" and "mojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moje 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 #24,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.