mojevsmolConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
#40,405
“mol” frequency rank
87077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moje mol
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse. Unidad de cantidad de sustancia empleada en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades, definida como la cantidad de sustancia de un sistema que contiene tantos entes elementales como átomos hay en 0,012 kg del nucleído carbono-12, o como la cantidad de una sustancia cuyo peso en gramos equivale a su número atómico. Si se emplea para expresar la cantidad de una sustancia, debe indicarse a qué tipo de unidades corresponde: átomos, moléculas, etc. El número de unidades contenidas está representado por el número de Avogadro.

Where the eye mixes moje and mol

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
moje
3 ch
mol

Look-alike desk: moje vs mol

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moje is [ˈmoxe] while mol is [ˈmol]. 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 87077, 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]. mol is at rank #40,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmol].

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 87077, this pair ranks #4,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moje vs mol

Shared letters: mo. Private to "moje": ej. Private to "mol": l.

"moje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mojemjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moje" and "mol" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moje" is a verb and "mol" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "moje" or "mol" show up more?
"mol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,405 in our Spanish list, against #46,672 for "moje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moje" and "mol" 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 #4,775 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