mojevsmozaConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
#38,255
“moza” frequency rank
84927
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moje moza
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse. Forma del singular femenino de mozo.

Where the eye mixes moje and moza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. moje and moza follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
moje
4 ch
moza

Visual trap between moje and moza

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moje is [ˈmoxe] while moza is [ˈmosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84927, 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]. 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 84927, this pair ranks #6,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moje vs moza

Shared letters: mo. Private to "moje": ej. Private to "moza": az.

"moje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "moza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moje ← mjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje
  • moza ← mmoza · moaz · mozza · mzoa · omza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "moje" and "moza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moje" is a verb and "moza" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "moje" or "moza"?
"moza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,255 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "moje" 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 #6,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moje" and "moza" 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 #6,563 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