Moles vs móviles, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Moles” is a name and “móviles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,873
“Moles” frequency rank: #3,801
“móviles” frequency rank: 48674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Moles	móviles
Definition	Apellido.	Forma del plural de móvil.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Moles and móviles apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

Moles

7 ch

móviles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Moles is [ˈmoles] while móviles is [ˈmoβ̞iles]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Moles is recorded at frequency rank #44,873, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmoles]. móviles is at rank #3,801, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoβ̞iles].

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 48674, this pair ranks #113,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Moles vs móviles

Shared letters: elms. Private to "Moles": o. Private to "móviles": ivó.

"Moles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "móviles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

Moles ← mloes · mmoles · moels · moless · molles · molse · omles

Frequency comparison

Moles#44,873

móviles#3,801

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Moles" and "móviles" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Moles" is a name and "móviles" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Moles" or "móviles"?

"móviles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,801 in our Spanish list, against #44,873 for "Moles". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Moles vs móviles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Moles”; for an adjective, it's “móviles”.
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