mogno
/ˈmɔgnu/
The verdict
“mogno” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #43,542 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,542
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mogno |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɔgnu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #43,542 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mogno” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for mogno is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɔgnu/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,542 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mogno, with forms such as "mgono", "mmogno", and "moggno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "moto", "Moon", "mono", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is mogno, spelled M-O-G-N-O.
Definition
- 1árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo
- 2madeira dessa árvore
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mgono,mmogno,moggno,mognno,mogon,mongo,omgno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mogno - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mogno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-G-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɔgnu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “moto” - see the side-by-side comparison. mogno vs moto
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.