# ma vs moca

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ma
*contraction · IPA /mɐ/ · frequency rank #3,420*
contração do pronome pessoal do caso oblíquo me e a

### moca
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɔ.kɐ/ · frequency rank #39,266*
torpe, pasmão

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ma-vs-moca