mojónvsmotionConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,220
“mojón” frequency rank
#27,693
“motion” frequency rank
61913
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mojón motion
Definition Señal o marca que, fijada en el suelo y convenientemente indicada, marca los límites de un territorio o propiedad. Ejercicio físico.

Where the eye mixes mojón and motion

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

5 ch
mojón
6 ch
motion

Visual trap between mojón and motion

A purely visual mix-up. mojón ([moˈxõn]) and motion ([mʊtˈɧɯːn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mojón is recorded at frequency rank #34,220, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈxõn]. motion is at rank #27,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʊtˈɧɯːn].

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 61913, this pair ranks #53,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mojón vs motion

Shared letters: mno. Private to "mojón": . Private to "motion": it.

"mojón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "motion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • motionmmotion · moiton · motino · motionn · motoin · mottion · mtoion · omtion

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mojón" and "motion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([moˈxõn] versus [mʊtˈɧɯːn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mojón" or "motion"?
"motion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,693 in our Spanish list, against #34,220 for "mojón". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mojón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "motion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mojón" and "motion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mojón vs mood". 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 #53,847 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