mood

/mud/

//mud// noun

The verdict

“mood” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,401) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,401
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - humor

Corpus desk

Index PT-mood · mood · Portuguese

mood · rank #25,401 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,401
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH modernista

Nearest frequency peer: modernista (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “mood”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “mood” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mood vs mor
50% similar
mood vs mora
50% similar
mood vs moto
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mood
PropertyValue
Headwordmood
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mud/
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,401
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “mood”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).moodcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “modernista” (#25,400), “metano” (#25,398), “mestiço” (#25,397). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mood” fica em #25,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mood is neighbouring look-alikes ("mor", "mora", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /mud/. Frequency #25,401 among 1,087 “M” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for mood, with forms such as "mmood", "mod", and "moodd". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mor", "mora", "moto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mood, spelled M-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    humor
  2. 2
    modo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mood appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I'm in a good mood.
  2. imperative mood

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmood
  • mod
  • moodd
  • omod

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mood - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmood1mod1moodd1omod2
Edit distance from "mood"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mood"?
"mood" is spelled M-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /mud/.
What does "mood" mean?
As a noun, "mood" means: humor
What words are commonly confused with "mood"?
"mood" is commonly confused with "mor", "mora", "moto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mood"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mood" is /mud/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mood" come from?
"mood" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mood", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list